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| Wylfa could operate 'until 2014' | Wylfa could operate 'until 2014' |
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| The operators of Wales' only nuclear power station have revealed they are drawing up plans to extend its life by up to four years. | The operators of Wales' only nuclear power station have revealed they are drawing up plans to extend its life by up to four years. |
| The ageing reactors at Wylfa on Anglesey are due to shut down in 2010. | The ageing reactors at Wylfa on Anglesey are due to shut down in 2010. |
| But site director Greg Evans said he believed the plant could continue generating electricity up to 2014, safeguarding more than 600 jobs. | But site director Greg Evans said he believed the plant could continue generating electricity up to 2014, safeguarding more than 600 jobs. |
| Wylfa was recently earmarked as a potential site for a new nuclear power station. | Wylfa was recently earmarked as a potential site for a new nuclear power station. |
| Mr Evans said: "We're working hard every day at Wylfa power station to make sure we have got a case for going beyond December 2010. | Mr Evans said: "We're working hard every day at Wylfa power station to make sure we have got a case for going beyond December 2010. |
| "We've got enough fuel. The plant is capable of anywhere from two to four years of extended generation beyond 2010." We enjoy great local support for our activities on the site Greg Evans, Wylfa site manager | "We've got enough fuel. The plant is capable of anywhere from two to four years of extended generation beyond 2010." We enjoy great local support for our activities on the site Greg Evans, Wylfa site manager |
| Potentially, the current plant could operate until some time between 2012 and 2014, he said. | Potentially, the current plant could operate until some time between 2012 and 2014, he said. |
| The present reactor began producing electricity in 1971, and was the last magnox plant of its kind to be built in the UK. | The present reactor began producing electricity in 1971, and was the last magnox plant of its kind to be built in the UK. |
| There are currently 650 full-time members of staff and about 200 to 250 contractors. | There are currently 650 full-time members of staff and about 200 to 250 contractors. |
| The Department of Energy and Climate Change has estimated that up to 9,000 workers could be employed in building a new plant, while an estimated 1,000 staff would be needed to run any new operation. | |
| Mr Evans said the possibility of a new nuclear power station on the site was "one of the brightest things we see on the horizon". | Mr Evans said the possibility of a new nuclear power station on the site was "one of the brightest things we see on the horizon". |
| "I think everybody on this island is fully aware of the real potential for new build on Anglesey in terms of nuclear power," he said. | "I think everybody on this island is fully aware of the real potential for new build on Anglesey in terms of nuclear power," he said. |
| "We have a prime site and there's lots of interest and it's talked about openly." | "We have a prime site and there's lots of interest and it's talked about openly." |
| He said that politically, nuclear power was back on the agenda. | He said that politically, nuclear power was back on the agenda. |
| "We enjoy great local support for our activities on the site," he added. | "We enjoy great local support for our activities on the site," he added. |