United Kingdom

TABLE 1. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Fossil fuels Nuclear Renewables
Solid
Million tonnes		 Liquid
Million tonnes		 Gas
Billion m3		 Uranium Hydro
TWh		 Other renewables
TWh
Total amount in specific units 277 566 333 — — —

TABLE 2. ENERGY STATISTICS

1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2016 Compound annual growth rate (%)
2005–2015
Energy consumption (EJ)**
Total 8.56 8.94 9.83 9.89 9.19 8.19 8.07 –1.88
Solids*** 3.07 2.80 1.61 1.67 1.37 1.05 0.52 –4.51
Liquids 3.19 3.23 3.21 3.27 2.94 2.82 2.85 –1.50
Gases 1.88 2.14 4.01 3.95 3.92 2.85 3.21 –3.20
Nuclear 0.41 0.72 0.87 0.80 0.59 0.72 0.71 –0.99
Hydro 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02 2.50
Other/Renewables — 0.03 0.10 0.18 0.36 0.72 0.77 14.57
Energy production (EJ)                
Total 8.81 9.19 12.09 9.07 6.57 5.18 5.24 –5.45
Solids*** 3.29 2.36 0.82 0.53 0.48 0.23 0.11 –8.23
Liquids 3.64 4.19 5.79 3.89 2.89 2.07 2.18 –6.09
Gases 1.46 1.90 4.54 3.69 2.32 1.63 1.67 –7.87
Nuclear 0.43 0.70 0.82 0.77 0.58 0.65 0.65 –1.70
Hydro — — 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02 2.50
Other/Renewables — — 0.10 0.16 0.29 0.58 0.62 13.44
Net import (Import–Export) (EJ)                
Total 0.57 0.21 –1.80 1.41 2.85 3.29 3.10 8.79

TABLE 3. INSTALLED CAPACITY, ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION

1980 1990 2000 2010 2015 2016 Compound annual growth rate (%) 2000–2015 Growth rate (%) from 2015 to 2016
Capacity of electrical plants (GW(e)) G/N
-Thermal N 59 59 61 71 54 50 –0.90 -7.52%
-Nuclear N 7 11 12 11 9 9 –1.70 0.11%
-Hydro N   4 4 4 4 4 0 0.48%
-Wind N   0 0 2 6 7 28.80 13.27%
-Geothermal N   0 0 0 0 0  
-Other renewable N   0 1 2 7 8 14.90 6.55%
-Total N 66 75 78 90 81 78 0.30 -3.39%
Electricity production (TWh) G/N              
-Thermal N 216 234 270 292 202 222 –2.10 10.10%
-Nuclear N 32 59 78 56 64 65 –1.40 1.96%
-Hydro N 5 7 8 4 6 5 –1.70 -14.49%
-Wind N     1 10 40 37 30.20 -7.32%
-Geothermal N 0 0 0 0 0 0  
-Other renewable N   1 4 3 10 13 6.90 30.10%
-Total** N 253 300 361 366 322 343 –0.80 6.47%
Total electricity consumption (TWh) 231 284 340 337 308 304 –0.70% -1.30%

TABLE 4. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

1980 1990 2000 2010 2015
Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) 106 108 113 100 88
Electricity consumption per capita (KWh/capita) 4 101 4 962 5 774 5 370 4 724
Electricity production/Energy production (%) 10.4% 11.8% 10.7% 15.1% 4.0%
Nuclear/Total electricity (%) 12.6% 19.7% 21.6% 15.3% 19.8%
Ratio of external dependency (%)** 6.4% 2.2% –17.2% 28.6% 38.0%

TABLE 5: STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2018

Reactor Unit Type Net
Capacity
[MW(e)]		 Status Operator Reactor
Supplier		 Construction
Date		 First
Criticality
Date		 First Grid
Date		 Commercial
Date		 Shutdown
Date		 UCF
for
2018
DUNGENESS B-1 GCR 545 Operational EDF UK APC 1965-10-01 1982-12-23 1983-04-03 1985-04-01 61.6
DUNGENESS B-2 GCR 545 Operational EDF UK APC 1965-10-01 1985-12-04 1985-12-29 1989-04-01 60.0
HARTLEPOOL A-1 GCR 590 Operational EDF UK NPC 1968-10-01 1983-06-24 1983-08-01 1989-04-01 68.7
HARTLEPOOL A-2 GCR 595 Operational EDF UK NPC 1968-10-01 1984-09-09 1984-10-31 1989-04-01 88.5
HEYSHAM A-1 GCR 485 Operational EDF UK NPC 1970-12-01 1983-04-06 1983-07-09 1989-04-01 90.1
HEYSHAM A-2 GCR 575 Operational EDF UK NPC 1970-12-01 1984-06-03 1984-10-11 1989-04-01 69.5
HEYSHAM B-1 GCR 620 Operational EDF UK NPC 1980-08-01 1988-06-23 1988-07-12 1989-04-01 70.6
HEYSHAM B-2 GCR 620 Operational EDF UK NPC 1980-08-01 1988-11-01 1988-11-11 1989-04-01 94.5
HINKLEY POINT B-1 GCR 485 Operational EDF UK TNPG 1967-09-01 1976-09-24 1976-10-30 1978-10-02 91.1
HINKLEY POINT B-2 GCR 480 Operational EDF UK TNPG 1967-09-01 1976-02-01 1976-02-05 1976-09-27 80.5
HUNTERSTON B-1 GCR 490 Operational EDF UK TNPG 1967-11-01 1976-01-31 1976-02-06 1976-02-06 16.0
HUNTERSTON B-2 GCR 495 Operational EDF UK TNPG 1967-11-01 1977-03-27 1977-03-31 1977-03-31 73.5
SIZEWELL B PWR 1198 Operational EDF UK PPC 1988-07-18 1995-01-31 1995-02-14 1995-09-22 89.4
TORNESS-1 GCR 595 Operational EDF UK NNC 1980-08-01 1988-03-25 1988-05-25 1988-05-25 95.1
TORNESS-2 GCR 605 Operational EDF UK NNC 1980-08-01 1988-12-23 1989-02-03 1989-02-03 70.8
HINKLEY POINT C-1 PWR 1630 Under Construction EDF-CGN AREVA 2018-12-11
BERKELEY-1 GCR 138 Permanent Shutdown ML TNPG 1957-01-01 1961-08-01 1962-06-12 1962-06-12 1989-03-31
BERKELEY-2 GCR 138 Permanent Shutdown ML TNPG 1957-01-01 1962-03-01 1962-06-24 1962-10-20 1988-10-26
BRADWELL-1 GCR 123 Permanent Shutdown ML TNPG 1957-01-01 1961-08-01 1962-07-01 1962-07-01 2002-03-31
BRADWELL-2 GCR 123 Permanent Shutdown ML TNPG 1957-01-01 1962-04-01 1962-07-06 1962-11-12 2002-03-30
CALDER HALL-1 GCR 49 Permanent Shutdown SL UKAEA 1953-08-01 1956-05-01 1956-08-27 1956-10-01 2003-03-31
CALDER HALL-2 GCR 49 Permanent Shutdown SL UKAEA 1953-08-01 1956-12-01 1957-02-01 1957-02-01 2003-03-31
CALDER HALL-3 GCR 49 Permanent Shutdown SL UKAEA 1955-08-01 1958-01-01 1958-03-01 1958-05-01 2003-03-31
CALDER HALL-4 GCR 49 Permanent Shutdown SL UKAEA 1955-08-01 1958-12-01 1959-04-01 1959-04-01 2003-03-31
CHAPELCROSS-1 GCR 48 Permanent Shutdown ML UKAEA 1955-10-01 1958-11-09 1959-02-01 1959-03-01 2004-06-29
CHAPELCROSS-2 GCR 48 Permanent Shutdown ML UKAEA 1955-10-01 1959-05-30 1959-07-01 1959-08-01 2004-06-29
CHAPELCROSS-3 GCR 48 Permanent Shutdown ML UKAEA 1955-10-01 1959-08-31 1959-11-01 1959-12-01 2004-06-29
CHAPELCROSS-4 GCR 48 Permanent Shutdown ML UKAEA 1955-10-01 1959-12-22 1960-01-01 1960-03-01 2004-06-29
DOUNREAY DFR FBR 11 Permanent Shutdown UKAEA UKAEA 1955-03-01 1959-11-14 1962-10-01 1962-10-01 1977-03-01
DOUNREAY PFR FBR 234 Permanent Shutdown UKAEA TNPG 1966-01-01 1974-03-01 1975-01-10 1976-07-01 1994-03-31
DUNGENESS A-1 GCR 225 Permanent Shutdown ML TNPG 1960-07-01 1965-06-01 1965-09-21 1965-10-28 2006-12-31
DUNGENESS A-2 GCR 225 Permanent Shutdown ML TNPG 1960-07-01 1965-09-01 1965-11-01 1965-12-30 2006-12-31
HINKLEY POINT A-1 GCR 235 Permanent Shutdown ML EE/B&W/T 1957-11-01 1964-05-01 1965-02-16 1965-03-30 2000-05-23
HINKLEY POINT A-2 GCR 235 Permanent Shutdown ML EE/B&W/T 1957-11-01 1964-10-01 1965-03-19 1965-05-05 2000-05-23
HUNTERSTON A-1 GCR 150 Permanent Shutdown ML GEC 1957-10-01 1963-08-01 1964-02-05 1964-02-05 1990-03-30
HUNTERSTON A-2 GCR 150 Permanent Shutdown ML GEC 1957-10-01 1964-03-01 1964-06-01 1964-07-01 1989-12-31
OLDBURY A-1 GCR 217 Permanent Shutdown ML TNPG 1962-05-01 1967-08-01 1967-11-07 1967-12-31 2012-02-29
OLDBURY A-2 GCR 217 Permanent Shutdown ML TNPG 1962-05-01 1967-12-01 1968-04-06 1968-09-30 2011-06-30
SIZEWELL A-1 GCR 210 Permanent Shutdown ML EE/B&W/T 1961-04-01 1965-06-01 1966-01-21 1966-03-25 2006-12-31
SIZEWELL A-2 GCR 210 Permanent Shutdown ML EE/B&W/T 1961-04-01 1965-12-01 1966-04-09 1966-09-15 2006-12-31
TRAWSFYNYDD-1 GCR 195 Permanent Shutdown ML APC 1959-07-01 1964-09-01 1965-01-14 1965-03-24 1991-02-06
TRAWSFYNYDD-2 GCR 195 Permanent Shutdown ML APC 1959-07-01 1964-12-01 1965-02-02 1965-03-24 1991-02-04
WINDSCALE AGR GCR 24 Permanent Shutdown UKAEA UKAEA 1958-11-01 1962-08-09 1963-02-01 1963-03-01 1981-04-03
WINFRITH SGHWR SGHWR 92 Permanent Shutdown UKAEA ICL/FE 1963-05-01 1967-09-01 1967-12-01 1968-01-01 1990-09-11
WYLFA-1 GCR 490 Permanent Shutdown ML EE/B&W/T 1963-09-01 1969-11-01 1971-01-24 1971-11-01 2015-12-30
WYLFA-2 GCR 490 Permanent Shutdown ML EE/B&W/T 1963-09-01 1970-09-01 1971-07-21 1972-01-03 2012-04-25
Data source: IAEA - Power Reactor Information System (PRIS).
Note: Table is completely generated from PRIS data to reflect the latest available information and may be more up to date than the text of the report.

TABLE 6. STATUS OF DECOMMISSIONING PROCESS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Reactor unit Shutdown reason Decommission strategy Current decommissioning phase Current fuel management phase Decommis-sioning license License terminationyear
BEREKELY 1 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
BERKELEY 2 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
BRADWELL 1 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
BRADWELL 2 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
CALDER HALL 1 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled SL n.a.
CALDER HALL 2 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueling SL n.a.
CALDER HALL 3 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueling SL n.a.
CALDER HALL 4 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled SL n.a.
CHAPLECROSS 1 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
CHAPLECROSS 2 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
CHAPLECROSS 3 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
CHAPLECROSS 4 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
DUNGENESS A1 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
DUNGENESS A2 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
HINKLEY POINT A1 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
HINKLEY POINT A2 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
HUNTERSTON A1 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
HUNTERSTON A2 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
OLDBURY A1 End of lifespan Retrieval, processing, storage and dispatch of waste Defueled ML n.a.
OLDBURY A2 End of lifespan Retrieval, processing, storage and dispatch of waste Defueled ML n.a.
SIZEWELL A1 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
SIZEWELL A2 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
TRAWSFYNYDD 1 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
TRAWSFYNYDD 2 End of lifespan Preparation for care and maintenance Defueled ML n.a.
WYLFA 1 End of lifespan Reactor defueling Defueling ML n.a.
WYLFA 2 End of lifespan Reactor defueling Defueling ML n.a.

TABLE 7. PLANNED AND PROPOSED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Reactor unit/Project name Owner/developer Type Capacity (GW(e)) Construction start year Expected commercial year
HINKLEY POINT C EDF/CGN EPR 3.2 GW 2016 2025
WYLFA Horizon Nuclear Power ABWR 2.7 GW TBC TBC
MOORSIDE NuGen TBC TBC TBC TBC
SIZEWELL C EDF/CGN EPR 3.2 GW TBC TBC
BRADWELL CGN/ EDF HPR1000 2.2 GW TBC TBC
OLDBURY Horizon Nuclear Power ABWR 2.7 GW TBC TBC