Reactor museum plan is scrapped (world's first civilian nuke plant - towers get demolished today)

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/7016132.stm

Friday, 28 September 2007, 05:56 GMT 06:56 UK

Reactor museum plan is scrapped


Calder Hall in Cumbria was opened by the Queen in 1956

A proposal to turn the world's first civilian nuclear power station into a hi-tech museum has been ruled out after estimates put the cost at £128m.

Calder Hall in Cumbria was opened by the Queen in 1956, but ceased operating in 2003 after almost 50 years.

Its four cooling towers are due to be demolished on Saturday in a programme to decommission ageing nuclear sites.

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The NDA has been unable to gather significant support for the project from the private sector or local authorities in the area.

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