Second reactor at UK's Hinkley Point B switched off for decommissioning

EDF Energy, the biggest nuclear power provider in Britain, permanently switched off the second reactor at Hinkley Point B in Somerset on Monday, the company said on its website.

The reactor will soon start the defueling and decommissioning process. Hinkley Point B began producing electricity for the UK grid in 1976.

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