Sizewell nuclear power station
Location: Near Leiston, Suffolk, on the East Anglian coast
Reactor Type: Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR)
Electrical Output: 1188 MW
Number of Reactors: One
Annual energy generated (2001): 9.7 TWh (a mere 10% of what could be produced from wind power offshore of East Anglia alone)
Estimated amount of highly radioactive spent fuel produced to date: 210 Tonnes
Escalation of construction costs (in 1991 prices):
Original estimate: £1,982 million
1987: £2,141 million (13% rise)
1989: £2,353 million (24% rise)
1990: £2,566 million (35% rise)
1991: £2,648 million (40% rise)
Start of generation: 1995
Built: 1988 - 1995
Decision to build: 1987
Planning inquiry: 1983 - 1985
