Moorside Clean Energy Hub nuclear power plant 2
Shelved (inferred) United Kingdom
Gross capacity
1,600MW
Moorside Clean Energy Hub nuclear power plant 2 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Moorside Clean Energy Hub nuclear power plant in United Kingdom rated at 1,600 MW gross. It is shelved (a status Global Energy Monitor inferred from an absence of observed progress).
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | EPR |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,600MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| NSSS vendor | Framatomeall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Moorside Clean Energy Hub nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 2 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 54.4296, -3.5109 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR fuel assemblies
Upstream
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Other units at Moorside Clean Energy Hub nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Moorside Clean Energy Hub nuclear power plant 1 | Shelved | 1,600 |
Other EPR units
20 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flamanville nuclear power plant 3 | France | 1,650 | |
| Olkiluoto nuclear power plant 3 | Finland | 1,720 | |
| Amarillo nuclear power plant 1 | United States | Cancelled | 1,710 |
| Amarillo nuclear power plant 2 | United States | Cancelled | 1,710 |
| Bell Bend nuclear power plant | United States | Cancelled | 1,600 |
| Callaway nuclear power plant 2A | United States | Cancelled | 1,600 |
| Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant 3 | United States | Cancelled | 1,600 |
| Idaho Energy Complex nuclear power plant | United States | Cancelled | 1,600 |
| Jaitapur nuclear power plant 1 | India | Announced | 1,730 |
| Jaitapur nuclear power plant 2 | India | Announced | 1,730 |
| Jaitapur nuclear power plant 3 | India | Announced | 1,730 |
| Jaitapur nuclear power plant 4 | India | Announced | 1,730 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2026-06-30
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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