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Scotland; Southern Scotland; Dumfries and Galloway
Location of affected unit(s)
Chapelcross
Sector
Electricity 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
430 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 April 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) announced a closure plan in the year 2000 but only now has the plan aimed at dealing with projected job losses at the Chapelcross nuclear power station been published.
The Dumfriesshire plant - which shuts next year - has about 430 employees and generates £20m a year for the triangle bounded by Annan, Lockerbie and Gretna. Jobs are also expected to be created through the £300m decommissioning process.
Sources
6 April 2004: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2004), British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL), Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 60319, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60319.