Reactor 8
Reactor 8 is an electrical generator in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Reactor 8 is situated nearby to Heysham nuclear power station, as well as near the museum Heysham Visitor Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heysham nuclear power station and Heysham Port railway station.
Heysham nuclear power station
Power station
Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Heysham nuclear power station is situated 650 feet northwest of Reactor 8.
Heysham Port railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heysham Port is a railway station on the Morecambe branch line, which runs between Lancaster and Heysham Port. The station, situated 7+3⁄4 miles west of Lancaster, serves Heysham Port in Lancashire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. Heysham Port railway station is situated 2,100 feet north of Reactor 8.
St Patrick’s Chapel, Heysham
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Patrick's Chapel is a ruined building that stands on a headland above St Peter's Church, in Heysham, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. St Patrick’s Chapel, Heysham is situated 1½ miles north of Reactor 8.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heysham and Overton.
Heysham
Town
Photo: Rwendland, Public domain.
Heysham is a coastal village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations. Heysham is situated 2 miles northeast of Reactor 8.
Overton
Village
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Overton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, south west of Lancaster and south of Morecambe between Heysham and the estuary of the River Lune. Overton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Reactor 8.
Sunderland
Village
Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunderland, commonly known as Sunderland Point, is a small village among the marshes, on a windswept peninsula between the mouth of the River Lune and Morecambe Bay, in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. Sunderland is situated 2½ miles southeast of Reactor 8.
Reactor 8
- Type: Electrical generator
- Category: industry
- Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.02777° or 54° 1′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.91453° or 2° 54′ 52″ westInception
1988Operator
EDFOpen location code
9C6V23HP+45OpenStreetMap ID
node 9391935234
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