Chapelcross
Site profile
Chapelcross, located within four miles of the Solway Estuary, is a four-reactor station with eight 30 MW turbines now undergoing early decommissioning. At full power when operational, the station produced enough electricity to supply every home in South West Scotland, the Borders and Cumbria.
Magnox North is the management and operations contractor responsible for the day-to-day operation of the site under contract to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
At a glance
Location: Dumfriesshire
Nearby towns/cities: Annan (3km), Carlisle (28km)
Site area: 92 hectares
Approximate number of current employees: 418
Latest site news
Friday 24 August 2007
Site Stakeholder Group's annual visit to Chapelcross
Chapelcross hosted a very successful annual visit to the Site by Site Stakeholder Group (SSG) members on Friday 24th August. Deputy Site Director, Dave Wilson, the NDA and regulators NII and SEPA gave presentations to the group which was then followed up by a Site tour.
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