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Torness Nuclear Power Station. Overview of Torness Nuclear Power Station. Located on the East Lothian coast, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Dunbar, close to the main A1 road and railway running from Edinburgh to London.

Overview of Torness Nuclear Power Station

Torness produces 1364 megawatts of electricity from two Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactors (AGRs). The AGR is a sophisticated and efficient British design, but is unique to seven nuclear stations in the United Kingdom. Torness Power Station - Dunbar. EDF Energy - Torness nuclear power station. Location: Near Dunbar, East Lothian, on the east coast of Scotland.

EDF Energy - Torness nuclear power station

Reactor type: AGR Net electrical output: 1190 MW. Torness is capable of supplying over 2.5 million homes. No. of reactors: 2 Built: 1980-1988 Start of generation: 25 May 1988 Output for the year ended 31 December 2011: 9 TWh Estimated decommissioning date: 2023 Address: EDF Energy, Torness power station, Torness, Dunbar, East Lothian EH42 1QS. Attractions. "Nothing like this will be built again" I've just had a really amazing experience: a guided tour of the nuclear reactor complex at Torness on the Scottish coast.

"Nothing like this will be built again"

What made this tour unusual is that the tour guide in question, Les, happens to be one of the reactor engineers (as well as a friend) -- and he showed me (and a couple of other friends) right around the plant over a period of several hours. This wasn't the usual cheery public relations junket: it was the real thing. I got to crawl on top of, over, under, and around, one of the wonders of the modern engineering world: an operational AGR reactor. (Note: there are no photographs; nor did I take a notepad, so I'm writing this from memory.

Cameras were verboten -- not because of security, but as an operational precaution. Torness is located on the coast, about thirty miles south-east of Edinburgh. Les started by taking us through the machine shop, then via an elevator up to the 37.5 metre level in the main reactor hall. And plumbing. Nuclear-sc-wl. Site Record for Torness Power Station Torness, Nuclear Generating StationDetails Details. Torness reaches generating milestone. 7 August 2013 saw Torness clocking up 200TWh of low carbon electricity generated since Scotland’s youngest nuclear power station connected to the grid in 1988 – a momentous milestone. Putting this into perspective this amount of power has avoided around 130 million tonnes of CO2 or, put another way, the same as taking all of the passenger cars off the UK’s roads for two years! There are two reactors at Torness – both capable of generating 665 megawatts of power every minute of every day. This is enough low carbon electricity for around two million homes The 550 staff at the power station, not to mention the additional 200 or so contractors working there, are proud of the latest record breaking achievement.

It’s an outstanding performance by anyone’s measure and tribute to the consistent safe working practices demonstrated by EDF Energy’s staff and contract partners. “I am very proud of this performance. Tags: nuclear, scotland, torness. Torness nuclear power station re-opens to public after 9/11. You can visit Torness Power Station again « Secret Scotland. You can visit Torness Power Station again Good news for those who like to rummage around power stations, especially nuclear (since the loonies won’t let us have them), Torness has finally joined Hunterston (which opened its doors last August) and opened to visitors as promised last year.

You can visit Torness Power Station again « Secret Scotland

The stations closed to public visits during 2001, after the events of 9/11. Torness started production in 1988, and this summer will mark its 25th year. A new visitor centre is also due to open at the station, operated by EDF Energy. It will offer hand-on displays, and guided tours of the station itself. The used to do tours long long ago, and I was quite pleased to be able to dig up this sample of a tour bus outside the station in 1991: I’m not sure if they’ll need a coach nowadays, since the tours are by advanced booking only. Pilots praised over Tornado crash. The crew of an RAF Tornado which crashed into the North Sea near a nuclear power station have been praised for their actions in an official report.

Pilots praised over Tornado crash

Investigators have concluded that engine failure was the cause of the accident near the Torness plant in East Lothian in November 1999. In an accident summary, the Ministry of Defence commended the two crew members for demonstrating "exceptional levels of airmanship and awareness in the most adverse of conditions". The pilots, based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, were injured after they ejected from the £20m aircraft, which was destroyed by the impact with the water.

One of the airmen suffered spinal injuries and his colleague sustained facial injuries. The report said they had ensured that the Tornado was clear of the power station before abandoning the aircraft. After landing the two men used a mobile phone to call for help and then walked to a farmhouse, where they were given tea and biscuits. Salvage operation.

Statement of nuclear incidents 2002 -3rd quarter.