Heysham is the only site in the UK to have two operating nuclear power stations. Heysham 1 began operating in 1983. It has two advanced gas cooled reactors, which were originally scheduled for ...

Heysham 2 was due to stop power generation in 2023 after 35 years of operation. Its present end-of-generation date is March 2028. However, EDF aims to generate further from the facility, subject ...

1 of 3 | Inside the reactor hall at the Heysham 1 nuclear power facility. EDF said it would keep the plant running for another two years as part of a pursuit of a net-zero economy.

Last week, EDF announced that Heysham's two nuclear power stations will operate for longer than was originally planned, until 2027 and 2030.

The Heysham 2 nuclear power plant broke a nearly 22-year-old record for continuous operation when EDF Energy shut down Unit 8 after 940 days online. News & Technology for the Global Energy Industry.

The nuclear power plant, owned and operated by EDF Energy, has operated since the early 1980s and is located in Lancashire. Both Heysham 1 and 2 stations brought in COVID-era prevention practices ...

The Heysham 2 nuclear power plant on the northwest coast of England is one of the UK's fleet of advanced gas reactors (AGRs) which came online in the 1970s and 1980s. It features two 620 MWe reactors ...

The Heysham 2 nuclear power station’s Unit 8 in the UK broke a world record for continuous operation of an advanced gas cooled reactor. Unit 8 has been in operation for 895 days since it was ...

The Heysham 2 nuclear power station in Lancashire is to stop generating electricity two years earlier than planned following a board decision. The site, near Morecambe, ...

Heysham 1 is due to stay open until 2026 following a previous extension last year Energy firm EDF has revealed an ambition to extend the lives of its two nuclear power stations in Lancashire even ...