Title
Berkeley Power Station, Berkeley, Ham and Stone, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 28/03/1957. Creator: John Laing plc.
Caption
A view showing progress on the excavation of Reactor No.2 during the construction of Berkeley Nuclear Power Station. Berkeley Nuclear Power Station was the first commercial nuclear power station in the United Kingdom and one of the first generation of nuclear reactors in Britain. It had two Magnox reactors and was one of four stations located close to the mouth of the River Severn and the Bristol Channel. Laing were the civil engineers for the project with work commencing on 7th January 1957. The nuclear power station came into service in 1962 but has since been decommissioned following its closure in 1989.
Date
1957
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England
Reference
HRM21A84_112
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
104,7Mb (3,9Mb) / 22,5in x 18,1in / 6735 x 5432 (300dpi)