How close to a nuclear reactor do you live?

Dolph · 21 Mar 2011 at 08:34

Probably about a mile away from several (Nuclear Submarines based at Devonport). At my parents, about 30 miles from Sizewell.

Doesn't worry me in the slightest, I'd fully support plans to build more.

Shoei · 21 Mar 2011 at 08:38

About 1.7 miles from Heysham powerstations. Often hear the thing venting steam at night.

ubersonic · 21 Mar 2011 at 09:05

JonRohan said:
With all the Japan stuff it prompted me to take a look and see how close the nearest nuclear reactor was to me.

Turns out it is only 106 miles away.

How close are you to a nuclear reactor? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_reactors

If a reactor is close by, are you concerned? I'm not really too concerned with a reactor 100 miles away as we're not prone to earth quakes and stuff here. Although we get the odd tornado.

If it makes you feel better the Japanese disaster is rated as level 5 by the international watchdog, the UK have already had a level 5 emergency when Windscale reactor caught fire (after it was decided it was a good idea to run the reactor at overload in order to create weapons grade tritium), America have had a level 5 too at three mile island. Nuclear power plants are pretty safe in general, the one in trouble in Japan is 45 years old and Chernobly while younger was a much older design, modern plants are much safer than either design.

Energize · 21 Mar 2011 at 09:24

4.8 miles

koolpc · 21 Mar 2011 at 09:28

Less that 1 mile (The Inlaws house!!)

Tute · 21 Mar 2011 at 09:31

Hinckley Point for me, circa 60 miles I believe.

Wouldn't bother me if it was a mile away.

nydryl · 21 Mar 2011 at 09:37

Probably the one over in Ayr so 50 miles? I completely support nuclear power and it doesn't bother me at all.

zootfloot · 21 Mar 2011 at 09:42

I live 9.9 miles (as the crow flies) from Hartlepool power station.

ruffneck · 21 Mar 2011 at 09:46

45 miles - Sizewell B

Mason- · 21 Mar 2011 at 09:51

11.2 Miles.

mrbios · 21 Mar 2011 at 09:54

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_nuclear_power_station

That one, not at all concerned though seeing as it's been decommisioned for years and has no fuel remaining there

The next closest is oldbury, which is due to close in july according to that link

edscdk · 21 Mar 2011 at 10:09

Mark A said:
I'm 56 miles away from Heysham nuclear power station. That's not as the crow flies either .

EDIT: Looks to be about 35 miles as the crow flies.

that crow will still be very radioactive when it gets to you then, i'd not go near it

Strife212 · 21 Mar 2011 at 10:15

20 miles to Sizewell

Lucifurr · 21 Mar 2011 at 10:17

Well I work a few hundred yards away from the research reactor at Imperial College in Ascot.

Pete19s · 21 Mar 2011 at 10:21

ruffneck said:
45 miles - Sizewell B

32 miles from the above. If I start feeling the effects of radiation sickness I will let you know! You might stand a chance being slightly further away

CliffyBiro · 21 Mar 2011 at 10:26

Calder Hall I guess which is roughly 150 miles as the crow flies.

Nathan · 21 Mar 2011 at 10:27

100 miles. west of wales

tigerstyle · 21 Mar 2011 at 10:30

WOW! 5 miles, I never new

OriginalJonty · 21 Mar 2011 at 10:32

Dungeness, 56 miles from me.

stopper · 21 Mar 2011 at 10:48

No where near one, and to be quite honest they do not bother me in the slightest.
A 150 years of burning coal and fossil fuels have done much more damage to humans and the earth than nuclear power will do for the next 1000.