The area also has a nuclear power station with two reactors generating electricity. Heysham is a hub of activity with a wide mixture of industries. It's not a big city but it has key local ...

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 ...

Martin Cheetham inside the Heysham 2 reactor hall 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 ...

Residents reported hearing a loud bang and a large cloud emanating from Heysham 2 nuclear power plant. A large cloud of steam and a loud bang at a nuclear power station was "no cause for concern ...

The Heysham 1 power plant, which has two reactors with ... EDF said in January that it aims to keep four nuclear plants in Britain - Torness, Heysham 1, Heysham 2 and Hartlepool - running longer ...

Heysham and Hartlepool both include operating nuclear power plants, which are set for decommissioning in stages across 2027 and 2030 respectively. | Ian Forsyth/Getty Images "Our sites have numerous ...

The extension of the four power plants is likely to keep the grid cleaner in the coming years, while new nuclear projects await launch. Heysham 1 and Hartlepool had been due to close in March this ...

“Heysham 2 and Torness power stations (2.4 ... “By replicating more modular designs, we expect SMRs to reduce the cost of nuclear power. Nuclear projects that are cheaper and lower risk ...

The moves will see the Heysham 2 nuclear reactor in Lancashire and the Torness nuclear power station in East Lothian, Scotland, running for an additional two years to March 2030. It is the second ...

A reactor at a nuclear power station went offline over Christmas, an energy provider has confirmed. EDF Energy said the outage at Heysham 2 power station, near Morecambe, on Monday was caused by ...