Hunterston B is a twin-reactor nuclear power station on the west coast of Scotland in Ayrshire. Hunterston B operated between 1976 and 2022. Hunterston B produced electricity until January 2022.
From April 2026 the Waste Custodian and Site Owner for Hunterston B Radioactive Waste Inventory data are now Nuclear Restoration Services Limited and Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
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Site Owner
Information is presented about wastes that existed at Hunterston B 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.
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