Hunterston A

Hunterston A is located on 65-hectare site on a promontory off the Ayrshire coastline, 30 miles south-west of Glasgow.

Currently in the decommissioning phase of its life, the site has two Magnox reactors which began generating in 1964 and were finally shut down in 1990.

The site is one of two Magnox stations in Scotland and has a neighbouring EDF AGR site. 

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Information is presented about wastes that existed at Hunterston A at the stock date (1 April 2022) and were forecast to arise after this date.

Waste Inventory Data for Hunterston A

For background information about this site owner, please refer to the Site Information Sheets in the 2022 UK Radioactive Waste Inventory report.

The following page presents information about radioactive wastes at the specific site selected.

Information about spent fuel and nuclear materials is presented separately in the relevant 2022 Inventory report. For official figures and essential information about how the data has been produced, always refer to the UKRWI 2022 published reports.

View all 2022 waste stream data sheets for Hunterston A

Waste groupings

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Activated metals
Activated other materials
Asbestos & other insulation materials
Concrete & rubble
Conditioned
Contaminated metals
Contaminated other materials
Desiccant & catalysts
Flocs
Fuel cladding & miscellaneous wastes
Fuel element debris
Fuels & uranium residues
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High level waste
Inorganic ion exchange materials
Miscellaneous contaminated materials
Mixed wastes
Oils & other fluids
Organic ion exchange materials
Plutonium contaminated materials
Raffinate
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Soil
Uranium & thorium contaminated material
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Waste categories

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Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 2,850 3,750 6,610
LLW 68 41,700 41,800
VLLW 0 0 0
Total 2,920 45,500 48,400
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 4,080 4,390 8,470
LLW 69 39,300 39,400
VLLW 0 0 0
Total 4,150 43,700 47,900
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 4,640 4,650 9,290
LLW 71 39,400 39,500
VLLW 0 0 0
Total 4,710 44,100 48,800

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From 1 April 2022 there is a net decrease in the volume of HLW because accumulated highly active liquor is being conditioned, which reduces its volume by about two-thirds, and also because vitrified HLW is being exported to overseas customers.

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