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| Final countdown for Oldbury nuclear power station | Final countdown for Oldbury nuclear power station |
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| Oldbury nuclear power station near Bristol is to stop generating electricity after 45 years of use. | Oldbury nuclear power station near Bristol is to stop generating electricity after 45 years of use. |
| Both of the station's reactors were scheduled to be turned off in 2008 but had their operational life extended. | Both of the station's reactors were scheduled to be turned off in 2008 but had their operational life extended. |
| Reactor two was turned off in 2011 and reactor one is due to be shut down at 11:00 GMT. | Reactor two was turned off in 2011 and reactor one is due to be shut down at 11:00 GMT. |
| The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Magnox, which own the site, said continued operation was not economically viable. | The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Magnox, which own the site, said continued operation was not economically viable. |
| The switch-off will be watched through a video link by many of the station's 500 staff in Oldbury's canteen. | The switch-off will be watched through a video link by many of the station's 500 staff in Oldbury's canteen. |
| New power station | New power station |
| "It'll be a sad day but there's plenty of other things to do," said station director Phil Sprauge. | "It'll be a sad day but there's plenty of other things to do," said station director Phil Sprauge. |
| Over the next three years the decommissioning process will begin, with remaining fuel from the station's reactor removed and reprocessed. | Over the next three years the decommissioning process will begin, with remaining fuel from the station's reactor removed and reprocessed. |
| After this, other hazardous materials from the site will be removed before many of the station's buildings are demolished. | After this, other hazardous materials from the site will be removed before many of the station's buildings are demolished. |
| The main reactor building, though, will not be pulled down until about 2100 when the radioactive levels in the building become safe. | The main reactor building, though, will not be pulled down until about 2100 when the radioactive levels in the building become safe. |
| Horizon Nuclear Power - a conglomerate formed by E.On and RWE - hopes to build a new power station, next to the existing reactor building, after 2025. |