Dungeness A

Dungeness A occupies about a quarter of a 91-hectare civil nuclear site on the Kent coast in an area of Special Scientific Interest. Dungeness A stopped generating at the end of 2006 and is currently decommissioning.

Dungeness A is one of three Magnox sites which has a neighbouring EDF advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR) site. The three neighbouring EDF AGR sites, along with four other EDF AGR sites, are due to transfer to Magnox.

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Information is presented about wastes that existed at Dungeness A at the stock date (1 April 2025) and were forecast to arise after this date.

For background information about this site owner, please refer to the Site Information Sheets in the 2025 UK Radioactive Waste Inventory report.

The following page presents information about radioactive wastes at the specific site selected.

Information about spent fuel and nuclear materials is presented separately in the relevant 2025 Inventory report. For official figures and essential information about how the data has been produced, always refer to the UKRWI 2025 published reports.

View all 2025 waste stream data sheets for Dungeness A

Waste groupings

Activated metals
Activated other materials
Asbestos & other insulation materials
Concrete & rubble
Conditioned
Contaminated metals
Contaminated other materials
Desiccant & catalysts
Flocs
Fuel cladding & miscellaneous wastes
Fuel element debris
Fuels & uranium residues
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High level waste
Inorganic ion exchange materials
Miscellaneous contaminated materials
Mixed wastes
Oils & other fluids
Organic ion exchange materials
Plutonium contaminated materials
Raffinate
Sludges
Soil
Uranium & thorium contaminated material
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Waste categories

Showing results for data originating from Dungeness A.

Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2025 Reported future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW(1) 305 4,160 4,470
LLW 418 32,900 33,300
VLLW 0.420 0 0.420
Total 724 37,000 37,800
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2025 Reported future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW(1) 326 4,850 5,180
LLW 557 31,400 32,000
VLLW 0.420 0 0.420
Total 884 36,300 37,200
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2025 Reported future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW(1) 593 5,140 5,740
LLW 588 31,800 32,400
VLLW 0.420 0 0.420
Total 1,180 37,000 38,200

(1) 51.5 m3 reported volume (180 m3 packaged volume; 137 packages) are stored at Bradwell.

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