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Hartlepool — United Kingdom

Nuclear power plant in England, United Kingdom. Approximate location 54.6341, -1.1801.

NuclearEnglandUnited KingdomAGRadvanced gas-cooled reactorGenerating fleet

Hartlepool is an existing advanced gas-cooled nuclear power station in England, United Kingdom. The retained dataset capacity is 1,180 MW (source-record value). Hartlepool is in EDF’s generating fleet. This is the existing AGR station, not a proposed new project.

Identity and lifecycle checked on 6 October 2026. Reactor type and generation date source; lifecycle source. Listed capacity has not been replaced by a different gross/net or project-stage value.

1,180MW source-record capacity
AGRadvanced gas-cooled reactor
1983first generation / unit start
Generating fleetverified lifecycle

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GBR1000053.

Data status

Known data

FacilityHartlepool WRI
CountryUnited Kingdom · England WRI
Coordinates54.6341, -1.1801 WRI
FuelNuclear WRI
MW installed capacity1,180 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000500373; part of a generating complex
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
Legacy owner / operator recordBritish Energy (now part of EDF) WRI
Source-record year (legacy)1989 WRI
TechnologyAGR · advanced gas-cooled reactor (identity verified)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#41 / 2860 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#9 / 25 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.22× · 965 MW · n=25 calculated
Climate8.8°C · HDD 3,352 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 29/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000500373; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

The reviewed unit scope for Hartlepool is A1 / A2. Hartlepool is in EDF’s generating fleet. This is the existing AGR station, not a proposed new project.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #9 largest nuclear power plant of 25 in United Kingdom by capacity.

United Kingdom has 25 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 27,683 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 54.6341, -1.1801 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Hartlepool?

Hartlepool is an existing advanced gas-cooled nuclear power station in England, United Kingdom. The retained dataset capacity is 1,180 MW (source-record value). Hartlepool is in EDF’s generating fleet. This is the existing AGR station, not a proposed new project.

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