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Hunterston A nuclear pouer station

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Hunterston A nuclear pouer station
The Hunterston A Magnox reactor biggins
Hunterston A nuclear pouer station is located in Scotland
Hunterston A nuclear pouer station
Location of Hunterston A nuclear pouer station
KintraScotland
LocationNorth Ayrshire
Coordinates55°43′20″N 4°53′24″W / 55.72222°N 4.89000°W / 55.72222; -4.89000Coordinates: 55°43′20″N 4°53′24″W / 55.72222°N 4.89000°W / 55.72222; -4.89000
StatusDecommissioned
Construction began1957–1964
Commission date1964
Decommission date31 Mairch 1990
Awner(s)SSEB
(1964–1990)
Scottish Nuclear
(1990–1996)
Magnox Electric
(1996–2005)
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
(2005-present)
Nuclear pouer station
Reactor typeMagnox
Reactor supplierGEC
Pouer generation
Units operationalSix 60 MW C. A. Parsons and Company
Units decommissioned2 x 150 MWe
Wabsteid
nda.gov.uk/sites/hunterstona

Hunterston A nuclear pouer station wis a Magnox nuclear pouer station locatit at Hunterston in Ayrshire, Scotland, adjacent tae Hunterston B an is currently bein decommissioned.