Scottish Nuclear

Scottish Nuclear

Scottish Nuclear was formed as a precursor to the privatisation of the Electricity Supply Industry in Scotland on 1 April 1990. It consisted of the nuclear assets of South of Scotland Electricity Board.
*Hunterston A Magnox Power Station (by then shutdown)
*Hunterston B AGR Power Station
*Torness AGR Power Station

A purpose built headquarters was built in 1992 in the new town of East Kilbride.

In 1996, Hunterston A was transferred to Magnox Electric and the residual company became a subsidiary of the newly formed and soon to be privatised British Energy.

ee also

*Energy policy of the United Kingdom
*Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom


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