Source : BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20590172 Hunterston B & Hinkley Point B : Commissioned in 1976 Nuclear power : EDF extends life of two UK plants
EDF Energy is extending the operational life of two of its UK nuclear power stations by seven years.
Hinkley Point B in Somerset, and Hunterston B in North Ayrshire, are now expected to remain operational until 2023. Both had been due to cease generation in 2016.
Two other nuclear plants, Heysham in (...)