Nuclear power generation, waste and decommissioning sites – Summary of data
SiteNewsite?WasteStore?NDAsite?InIFP?
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Elev.
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HAT?
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Flood Risk 2010FloodRisk 2020sFloodRisk 2050sFlood Risk 2080sComment
Berkeley
Edge0 to 108.6Yes (low)YesYesYes (medium)Coast. Sea wall 9.72m AOD
Bradwell
Edge0 to 5.53.0Yes (low)YesYesYes (high)Coast. Sea wall 4.6 to 5m AOD
Capenhurst
NoHighNoNoNoNo
Chapelcross
NoHighNoNoNoNo
Culham
NoHighNoNoNoNo
Dounreay
Small9 to 153.0NoNoNoNoCoast. Long term erosion risk
Drigg
NoHigh5.3NoNoNoNo
Dungeness
Part2 to 64.2Yes (high)YesYesYesCoast. Flood and erosion risk. Relies ondefences
Hartlepool
Yes3.3Yes (high)YesYesYesCoast
Harwell
NoHighNoNoNoNo
Heysham
No5.6Yes (low)YesYesYesCoast
Hinkley Point
Edge10 to 146.8Yes (low)YesYesYes (high)Coast. Relies on defences. Flood and erosionrisk.
Hunterston
No5 to 212.0NoNoNoNoCoast. Erosion risk
Oldbury
Edge4 to 108.4Yes (medium)YesYesYes (high)Coast. Relies on defences
Sellafield
No5 to 305.3Yes (medium)YesYesYes (medium)Coast. Flood and erosion risk to part of the site.
Sizewell
Edge3 to 101.7Yes (high)YesYesYesCoast. Flood and erosion risk. Relies ondefences
Trawsfynnydd
NoHighNoNoNoNo
Winfrith
NoHigh1.5NoNoNoNo
Wylfa
No9 to 133.8NoNoNoNoCoast
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Indicative flood plain
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Elevation in m Above Ordnance Datum (AOD)
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Highest Astronomical Tide1