Milestone reached as Hunterston becomes first of seven stations to be defueled

Hunterston B site declared nuclear-free as all spent fuel removed

The plant in North Ayrshire provided power for nearly 46 years before it was shut down in 2022. All spent nuclear fuel has been removed from the site of the former Hunterston B power station, leading to it being declared nuclear-free. The site in North Ayrshire provided power for nearly 46 years before it was shut down in 2022. Over the past three years engineers have removed 4,880 elements of spent fuel from Hunterston B, packaging them into la…

Hunterston B power station declared 'nuclear free'

Three years after shutting down, all spent fuel has now been removed from the site for long-term storage.

'Milestone' as Scottish nuclear power station completes defueling

Hunterston B power station in North Ayrshire has been defueled on time and on budget, operator EDF said.

Milestone reached as Hunterston becomes first of seven stations to be defueled

Hunterston B in North Ayrshire has reached a "significant milestone" after becoming the first of seven sites across the UK to be defueled.

Scottish nuclear plant emptied of fuel as UK winds down ageing gas-cooled reactors

the cost of decommissioning should be taken intoaccount when the government decided on new nuclear plants as “no scheme can be guaranteed to meet a cost more than a century into the future”.  The first of the UK’s seven advanced gas-cooled reactor nuclear powerstations has been emptied of fuel, kick-starting a decommissioning processthat will cost at least £27bn in total and take almost a century. EDF said on Thursday it had defuelled Hunterston…

NDA group deliver defueling milestone with EDF

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group played a pivotal role in defueling Hunterston B on time and on budget. On 24 April 2025 EDF announced Hunterston B nuclear power station has been successfully defueled on time and on budget, in less than three years, following rigorous checks by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).