Uskmouth B Power Station, Newport, Wales
Did this one with WhoDaresWins, but also had the pleasure of bumping into Cleb on the way out,
Some brief stolen history...
Uskmouth B power station (or Uskmouth Power as it is now known) was built in 1959. It has a generating capacity of 363 MW, which is enough to power 360,000 homes, or the surrounding area of Newport. The electricity is provided by three generating sets. It is situated in an essential position for the National Grid, as there are very few power stations situated in the south of Wales. Initially operated by the Central Electricity Generating Board, the station's operations were handed over to National Power with privatisation in 1990. The station was then closed in 1995. But in 1998, it was purchased byAES. The station was given a £120 million refurbishment to bring it up to date with legislative requirements. New environmental equipment was installed and it was given a refurbishment which is thought to have extended the station's life by 25 years. The station's generating capacity was also increased to 393 MW. In 2001 the work was completed and the station was reopened. However, only a year later the plant passed into receivership, but had a brief period of operating in the winter between 2003 and 2004. In June 2004 the station was put back into full operation, when it was bought by Welsh Power, who were then known as Carron Energy. Welsh Power sold it to SSE in 2009 for £27m.
The station is currently one of the cleanest coal-fired power stations in the United Kingdom, and is fitted with Flue Gas Desulphurisation equipment and low NOx burners. It also burns biomass, as well as coal, for its emissions to be considered closer to being carbon neutral. The station does not take water from or dump waste water into the River Usk. It instead uses secondary treated sewage water in its cooling system.
So we were under the impression that this place was decommissioned, and the likelihood of seeing anyone there was slim... It seems we were wrong. One of the first things Clebby said to us as we saw them was 'so yeah guys, this place is still live...'. Excellent! Just adds to the fun I suppose.
All in all, apart from a few scares, we had a trouble-free few hours in here. That was, I should say, until we were standing in the turb0ne hall toward the end of the jaunt. Whilst WDW was off taking a cheeky pic, I looked up from my camera screen to see someone walking in through a fire exit on the other side of the hall... Eek! Whilst hitting the deck hard, I managed to signal to my fellow UE practitioner and luckily the worker didn't spot us. We did GTFO after that though....
Anyway, on with a few hurried pictograms. God I love this hobby.
...
FFS, can't take this guy anywhere.
UEUEUE
Did this one with WhoDaresWins, but also had the pleasure of bumping into Cleb on the way out,
Some brief stolen history...
Uskmouth B power station (or Uskmouth Power as it is now known) was built in 1959. It has a generating capacity of 363 MW, which is enough to power 360,000 homes, or the surrounding area of Newport. The electricity is provided by three generating sets. It is situated in an essential position for the National Grid, as there are very few power stations situated in the south of Wales. Initially operated by the Central Electricity Generating Board, the station's operations were handed over to National Power with privatisation in 1990. The station was then closed in 1995. But in 1998, it was purchased byAES. The station was given a £120 million refurbishment to bring it up to date with legislative requirements. New environmental equipment was installed and it was given a refurbishment which is thought to have extended the station's life by 25 years. The station's generating capacity was also increased to 393 MW. In 2001 the work was completed and the station was reopened. However, only a year later the plant passed into receivership, but had a brief period of operating in the winter between 2003 and 2004. In June 2004 the station was put back into full operation, when it was bought by Welsh Power, who were then known as Carron Energy. Welsh Power sold it to SSE in 2009 for £27m.
The station is currently one of the cleanest coal-fired power stations in the United Kingdom, and is fitted with Flue Gas Desulphurisation equipment and low NOx burners. It also burns biomass, as well as coal, for its emissions to be considered closer to being carbon neutral. The station does not take water from or dump waste water into the River Usk. It instead uses secondary treated sewage water in its cooling system.
So we were under the impression that this place was decommissioned, and the likelihood of seeing anyone there was slim... It seems we were wrong. One of the first things Clebby said to us as we saw them was 'so yeah guys, this place is still live...'. Excellent! Just adds to the fun I suppose.
All in all, apart from a few scares, we had a trouble-free few hours in here. That was, I should say, until we were standing in the turb0ne hall toward the end of the jaunt. Whilst WDW was off taking a cheeky pic, I looked up from my camera screen to see someone walking in through a fire exit on the other side of the hall... Eek! Whilst hitting the deck hard, I managed to signal to my fellow UE practitioner and luckily the worker didn't spot us. We did GTFO after that though....
Anyway, on with a few hurried pictograms. God I love this hobby.
...
FFS, can't take this guy anywhere.
UEUEUE
. Great photos.
