Wylfa nuclear power station
Wylfa nuclear power station is a Magnox nuclear power station undergoing decommissioning. Wylfa is situated west of Cemaes Bay on the island of Anglesey, off the northwestern coast of Wales.- Type: Industry
- Description: former Magnox power station in Anglesey, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Atomfa Wylfa”, “centrale nucleaire de Wylfa”, “centrale nucléaire de wylfa”, “Centrale Nucléaire De Wylfa”, “Gorsaf Bŵer Niwclar yr Wylfa”, “Gorsaf Bwer Niwcliar yr Wylfa”, “Gorsaf Bŵer Niwcliar yr Wylfa”, “KKW Wylfa”, “Wylfa”, “Wylfa Nuclear Power Station”, and “Wylfa Power Station”
- Address: Cemaes, LL67 0DH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Middle Mouse and St Padrig’s Church.
Middle Mouse
Island
Middle Mouse is an uninhabited island situated 1 kilometre off the north coast of Anglesey. Middle Mouse is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wylfa nuclear power station.
St Padrig’s Church
Church
St Padrig's Church is a medieval church in the village of Llanbadrig, Anglesey, Wales. St Padrig’s Church is situated 1½ miles east of Wylfa nuclear power station.
St Rhwydrys’s Church
Church
St Rhwydrys's Church is a medieval church near the… St Rhwydrys’s Church is situated 2 miles west of Wylfa nuclear power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tregele and Cemaes.
Tregele
Hamlet
Tregele is a small village located in Llanbadrig community, in north Anglesey, Wales.
Llanfechell
Village
Llanfechell is a village in Anglesey, Wales. Llanfechell is situated 2 miles southeast of Wylfa nuclear power station.
Wylfa nuclear power station
- Categories: nuclear power plant and power station
- Location: Llanbadrig, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.41603° or 53° 24′ 58″ north
Longitude
-4.48249° or 4° 28′ 57″ west
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Established
1971
Operator
Magnox North Limited
Open location code
9C5QCG89+C2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Wylfa nuclear power station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محطة ويلفا للطاقة النووية”
- Arabic: “ويلفا نوكليار باور استيشن”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Wylfa”
- Dutch: “Wylfa Nuclear Power Station”
- Finnish: “Wylfan ydinvoimalaitos”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Wylfa”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Wylfa”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Wylfa”
- Italian: “centrale nucleare di Wylfa”
- Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Wylfa”
- Japanese: “ウィルファ原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wylfa kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Wylfa kjernekraftverk”
- Russian: “АЭС Уилфа”
- Scots: “Wylfa Nuclear Pouer Station”
- Spanish: “Central nuclear de Wylfa”
- Swedish: “Wylfa kärnkraftverk”
- Welsh: “Atomfa’r Wylfa”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf Pwer Wylfa”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Penrhyn and Llanbadrig Point.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Turbine Hall and Reactor Building.
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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.
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