In December 2008 it was decided that it should be decommissioned.
On July 16, 1985, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 19 to the HBPP Unit 3 Operating License to change the status to possess-but-not-operate, and the plant was placed into a SAFSTOR status.
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Safe Enclosure (or Safestor(e) SAFSTOR): This option postpones the final removal of controls for a longer period, usually on the order of 40 to 60 years.
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Magnox Ltd is a nuclear decommissioning Site Licence Company (SLC) controlled by EnergySolutions, its designated Parent Body Organisation (PBO).