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Hunterston B nuclear power station

Hunterston B nuclear power station is a shut-down AGR nuclear power station in , Scotland. Located about six miles south of and about 2+1⁄2 miles northwest of on the coast.
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  • Type: Industry
  • Description: nuclear power station in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “AGR Hunterston B”, “Hunterston ‘B’ Nuclear Power Station”, “Hunterston Nuclear Generating Station”, and “Hunterston nuclear power station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hunterston Castle and Hunterston A nuclear power station.

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, , , Scotland is the historic home of the lairds of and Chiefs of Clan Hunter. The keep dates from the late 12th, or early 13th centuries, while the attached manor house is of the 18th century. is situated 2,700 feet east of Hunterston B nuclear power station.

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is a former Magnox nuclear power station located at in , Scotland, adjacent to Hunterston B. The ongoing decommissioning process is being managed by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority subsidiary Nuclear Restoration Services. is situated 880 feet southwest of Hunterston B nuclear power station.

Archaeological site
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a prominent mound located slightly to the west of North Kilruskin Farm on the Kilruskin Toll Road, , , Scotland. The mound may have served several different functions over the ages. is situated 1¼ miles east of Hunterston B nuclear power station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Kilbride and Millport.

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is a town in on the Clyde coast, with a population of 4860 in 2022. Named for St Brigit of Kildare, it was traditionally a weaving, potato-growing and sheep-farming town.

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Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of , with as its only settlement, and a population of 1376 in 2011. The island is about 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide, roughly tooth-shaped, with a broad bay indenting its south coast.

Village
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is a village in on the west coast of , about 5 miles north of and 8 miles south of , on the east coast of the . is situated 3 miles southeast of Hunterston B nuclear power station.

Hunterston B nuclear power station

Latitude
55.72193° or 55° 43′ 19″ north
Longitude
-4.8918° or 4° 53′ 31″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Inception
1976
Operator
EDF Energy
Open location code
9C7QP4C5+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 91085616
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
7115736
Wiki­data ID
Q782133
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Ukrainian—“Hunterston B nuclear power station” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Hunterston”
  • Dutch: “Hunterston B nuclear power station”
  • French: “centrale nucléaire de Hunterston B”
  • French: “Centrale nucléaire de Hunterston B”
  • German: “Kernkraftwerk Hunterston”
  • Italian: “centrale nucleare di Hunterston”
  • Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Hunterston”
  • Japanese: “ハンターストンB原子力発電所”
  • Japanese: “ハンターストン原子力発電所”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hunterston kjernekraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Hunterston kjernekraftverk”
  • Russian: “АЭС Хантерстон B”
  • Russian: “АЭС Хантерстон Би”
  • Scots: “Hunterston B nuclear pouer station”
  • Spanish: “Central nuclear Hunterston B”
  • Swedish: “Hunterston kärnkraftverk”
  • Ukrainian: “АЕС Гантерстон Б”

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