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Oldbury Nuclear Power Station
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CountryEngland, United Kingdom
LocationSouth Gloucestershire
Coordinates51°38′56″N 2°34′15″W / 51.6489°N 2.5708°W / 51.6489; -2.5708
StatusDecommissioning in progress
Commission date1967
Decommission date2012
Owner(s)CEGB (1967-90), Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Operator(s)CEGB (1967-90), Magnox Ltd
Nuclear power station
Reactors2
Reactor typeMagnox
Reactor supplierThe Nuclear Power Group
Cooling towersNone
Cooling sourceSea water
Power generation
Units operational4 × 216 MW
Make and modelAssociated Electrical Industries
C. A. Parsons and Company
Units decommissioned2 X 217 MW
Nameplate capacity434 MW
626 MW (Planned)
Annual net output3,288.453 GWh (1980/81)
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Oldbury nuclear power station is a Magnox nuclear power station undergoing decommissioning. It is located on the south bank of the River Severn close to the village of Oldbury-on-Severn in South Gloucestershire, England. The ongoing decommissioning process is managed by Magnox Ltd, a subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).

Oldbury is one of four former nuclear power stations located close to the mouth of the River Severn and the Bristol Channel, the others being Berkeley, Hinkley Point A, and Hinkley Point B.

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