infrastructure · major
Dungeness B — first AGR early closure
7 June 2021 → 7 June 2021
EDF announced 7 Jun 2021 that Dungeness B (1,090 MW) would move directly into defueling rather than restarting after the 2018 outage, citing pipework and steam-generator corrosion. First early AGR closure and start of the AGR fleet endgame that accelerated through 2022.
Affected fuels: nuclear
Countries: GB
Sources
- www.edfenergy.com(accessed 2026-04-26)