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Hinkley Point A, located on a 19.4 hectare site on the Somerset coast, five miles west of the River Parrett estuary, is a twin reactor station currently being decommissioned. During its 35 years of operation, Hinkley Point A generated more than 103 TWh of electricity, finally ceasing electricity generation in 2000. As the tier 1 management and operations contractor on the Hinkley Point A site, we manage the day-to-day activities of the site licensee company Magnox Electric Ltd on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).

At a glance

Location: Somerset
Nearby towns/cities: Bridgwater (13 km)
Site area: 26 hectares
Current Workforce: 488