Nuclear capacity is expected to fall until 2031

Nuclear power capacity estimates in the UK, gigawatts

10

8

Dungeness B

6

Hinkley Point B

and Hunterston B

4

Hinkley

Point C

Hartlepool

and Heysham 1

2

Torness and

Heysham 2

0

2020

2024

2028

2032

10

8

Dungeness B

6

Hinkley Point B

and Hunterston B

4

Hinkley

Point C

Hartlepool

and Heysham 1

2

Torness and Heysham 2

0

2020

2022

2024

2026

2028

2030

2032

2034

10

8

Dungeness

B

6

Hinkley Point B

and Hunterston B

4

Hinkley Point C

Hartlepool

and Heysham 1

2

Torness and Heysham 2

0

2020

2022

2024

2026

2028

2030

2032

2034

10

8

Dungeness B

6

Hinkley Point B

and Hunterston B

4

Hinkley Point C

Hartlepool

and Heysham 1

2

Torness and Heysham 2

0

2020

2022

2024

2026

2028

2030

2032

2034

Guardian graphic. Source: World Nuclear Association. Notes: Hinkley Point C Unit 1 expected to come online between 2029 and 2031, with Unit 2 becoming operational after Unit 1