Members of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited the Dungeness A and B nuclear power stations in March 2026. The sites are on Romney Marsh in Kent, an area designated as a Special Protection Area for its wildlife. Dungeness A, a legacy Magnox station, operated two reactors from 1965 until they closed in 2006. Dungeness B, an Advanced Gas‑cooled Reactor operated by EDF Energy, had two reactors that began operating in 1983 and 1985 and entered the defueling phase in 2021. The committee observed decommissioning facilities at Dungeness A, including a wet waste transfer facility and advanced vacuum drying system, and viewed the reactor tops and turbine hall at Dungeness B. The visit informs CoRWM’s broader work on radioactive waste management across UK nuclear sites.
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