Heysham nuclear power station
The Heysham nuclear power stations are operated by EDF Energy in Heysham, Lancashire, England. On the site two separate nuclear power stations, Heysham 1 and Heysham 2 operate independently, only with joint entry protocol, both with two reactors of the advanced gas-cooled reactor type.
- Power station
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 feet (10 metres)
- …is operated by EDF Energy
- …dates from 1984
- Description: pair of nuclear power plants in Heysham, Lancashire, England
- Also known as“AGR Heysham 1”“Heysham 1 & 2”“Heysham nuclear power stations”“Heysham Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Heysham Port railway station and St Patrick’s Chapel, Heysham.
Heysham Port railway station
Heysham Port is a railway station on the Morecambe…
1,900 feet northeast of Heysham nuclear power station
St Patrick’s Chapel, Heysham
St Patrick's Chapel is a ruined building that stands…
1½ miles northeast of Heysham nuclear power station
St Peter’s Church
St Peter's Church is in the village of Heysham, Lancashire, England.
1½ miles northeast of Heysham nuclear power station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heysham and Overton.
Heysham
Heysham is a coastal village in the Lancaster district…
2 miles northeast of Heysham nuclear power station
Overton
Overton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire…
2½ miles southeast of Heysham nuclear power station
Sunderland
Sunderland, commonly known as Sunderland Point…
3 miles southeast of Heysham nuclear power station
Heysham nuclear power station
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Latitude
54.02871° or 54° 1′ 43″ north
Longitude
-2.91709° or 2° 55′ 2″ west
Open location code
9C6V23HM+F5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = industrial
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Heysham nuclear power station” goes by many names.
希捨姆核电站Chinese
希捨姆核电站2号站Chinese
希舍姆核电站2号站Chinese
HeyshamCzech
Jaderná elektrárna HeyshamCzech
Heysham nuclear power stationDutch
Heyshamin ydinvoimalaitosFinnish
Heysham atomerőműHungarian
Centrale nucleare di HeyshamItalian
ヘイシャム原子力発電所Japanese
Heysham kjernekraftverkNorwegian
Heysham 2 kjernekraftverkNorwegian Bokmål
Heysham kjernekraftverkNorwegian Bokmål
АЭС ХейшемRussian
Heysham nuclear pouer stationScots
Heysham kärnkraftverkSwedish
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