Trawsfynydd nuclear power station

Trawsfynydd nuclear power station is a former Magnox nuclear power station situated in in , Wales. The plant, which became operational in 1965, was the only nuclear power station in the UK to be built inland, with cooling water that was taken from the artificial Llyn Trawsfynydd reservoir which also supplies the hydro-electric .
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  • Type: Industry
  • Description: nuclear power plant in Wales
  • Also known as: “Trawsfynydd Nuclear Power Station”, “Trawsfynydd power station”, and “محطة الطاقة النووية تراوسۋينيذ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tomen y Mur and Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve.

Archaeological site
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is a Roman fort in , , Wales, dating to the first century AD. is situated 1 mile east of Trawsfynydd nuclear power station.

Nature reserve
is located…

Building
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was on the Great… is situated 1 mile north of Trawsfynydd nuclear power station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gellilydan and Trawsfynydd.

Village
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is a village in the county of , in community.

Village
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is a linear village in , Wales… is situated 2 miles southeast of Trawsfynydd nuclear power station.

Village
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, also known as Ffestiniog or simply… is situated 2½ miles north of Trawsfynydd nuclear power station.

Trawsfynydd nuclear power station

Latitude
52.92521° or 52° 55′ 31″ north
Longitude
-3.94931° or 3° 56′ 58″ west
Elevation
669 feet (204 metres)
Established
1965
Open location code
9C4RW3G2+37
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25889283
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
11839628
Wiki­data ID
Q525334
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Trawsfynydd nuclear power station” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “محطة الطاقة النووية تراوسفينيذ”
  • Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Trawsfynydd”
  • Dutch: “Trawsfynydd nuclear power station”
  • French: “centrale nucléaire de Trawsfynydd”
  • French: “Centrale nucléaire de Trawsfynydd”
  • German: “Kernkraftwerk Trawsfynydd”
  • Icelandic: “Kjarnorkuver Trawsfynnydd”
  • Italian: “centrale nucleare di Trawsfynydd”
  • Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Trawsfynydd”
  • Japanese: “トロースフィニッド原子力発電所”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Trawsfynydd kjernekraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Trawsfynydd kjernekraftverk”
  • Polish: “Elektrownia jądrowa Trawsfynydd”
  • Russian: “АЭС Траусвинит”
  • Scots: “Trawsfynydd nuclear pouer station”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “ionad cumhachd niùclasach Trawsfynydd”
  • Spanish: “central nuclear de Trawsfynydd”
  • Spanish: “Central nuclear de Trawsfynydd”
  • Swedish: “Trawsfynydd kärnkraftverk”
  • Welsh: “Atomfa Trawsfynydd”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Carreg yr Ogef and Rhos-wen.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Trawsfynydd Substation and Canolfan Prysor Centre.

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