Nuclear power in Scotland

The current Scottish National Party (SNP) government elected in 2007 has a 'no new nuclear power strategy'. This position is at odds with UK government policy which in January 2008 announced the go-ahead for new nuclear power stations to be built across the United Kingdom. In response, Scotland's then First Minister Alex Salmond commented there was 'no chance' of new nuclear power stations being built in Scotland.^[1] The Scottish Government's stance has been backed by the Scottish Parliament that voted 63-58 to support the Scottish Government's policy of opposing new nuclear power stations.^[2] The Scotsman 18 January 2008. Nuclear Power accounts for approximately 50% of Scotland's electricity demand. Torness generates about 1200MW and Hunterston 800MW.

Nuclear reactors in Scotland

Power station reactors

Chapelcross, Dumfries and Galloway - 4 x 180MW(th) (Generation ceased in June 2004)
Hunterston A, North Ayrshire (Generation ceased 1990)
Hunterston B, North Ayrshire EDF Energy owned AGR
Torness, East Lothian 2 x 682MWe. EDF Energy owned AGR

Research reactors

Dounreay
- VULCAN (Rolls-Royce Naval Marine) (decommissioned in 1992)
- PWR2 (Rolls-Royce Naval Marine) - (scheduled to shut down in 2014)
- DMTR - (shut down 1969)
- Dounreay Fast Reactor - Fast breeder reactor (shut down 1994)
- Prototype fast reactor - (shut down 1994)
East Kilbride - Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre (100 kW Argonaut class reactor deactivated 1995, fully dismantled 2003)

Nuclear-powered vessels

HMNB Clyde (Faslane) is the homeport of the nuclear-powered submarines of the Vanguard and Astute classes :

As of 2007 seven nuclear-powered submarines were stored at Rosyth Dockyard after decommissioning and the removal of their fuel :^[3]

Public opinion

In 2013, a YouGov energy survey concluded that:

New YouGov research for Scottish Renewables shows Scots are twice as likely to favour wind power over nuclear or shale gas. Over six in ten (62%) people in Scotland say they would support large scale wind projects in their local area, more than double the number who said they would be generally for shale gas (24%) and almost twice as much as nuclear (32%). Hydro power is the most popular energy source for large scale projects in Scotland, with an overwhelming majority (80%) being in favour. ^[4]

References

↑ New nuclear power stations get go-ahead
↑ MSPs vote No to new nuclear stations
↑ "Parliamentary Business 27 Jan 2007". Hansard. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
↑ Cordelia Nelson (March 20, 2013). "Scots support renewable energy". YouGov.

Current	Aquamarine Power Community Energy Scotland EDF Energy European Marine Energy Centre FREDS National Grid Office for Nuclear Regulation Score Group SGN Scottish Government (Energy Department) Scottish Gas Scottish Power SSE Wood Group

Defunct	British Energy Pelamis Wave Power Scottish Hydro Electric Scottish Nuclear South of Scotland Electricity Board Wavegen

Active
power stations

Hydro-electric	Northern scheme Cruachan Breadalbane Tummel Foyers scheme Sloy-Awe scheme Galloway scheme Glendoe scheme Lanark scheme Kinlochewe-Talladale scheme

Nuclear	Hunterston B Torness

Oil and gas	Peterhead Lerwick

Wave	Islay LIMPET

Wind	Ardrossan Arecleoch Beatrice Beinn an Tuirc Black Law Braes of Doune Clyde Cruach Mhòr Crystal Rig Farr Hadyard Hill Hare Hill Pates Hill Whitelee

Other	Dundee Incinerator Greengairs Lerwick Incinerator Steven's Croft Westfield

Decommissioned
power stations

Coal	Barony (1980s) Braehead (1980s) Cockenzie (2013) Kincardine (1997) Longannet (2016) Methil (2000) Pinkston Portobello (1977) Yoker (1976)

Nuclear	Chapelcross (2004) Dounreay (1994) Hunterston A (1990)

Oil and gas	Inverkip (1988) Fife (2011)

Other

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