EDF extends lifespan of two UK nuclear plants, securing 1,000 jobs for longer

EDF’s Hartlepool nuclear power station will stay open for 12 months longer than planned. Photograph: Dave Charnley Photography/Dave Charnley

The lifespan of two UK nuclear power stations that power more than 4m homes a year has been extended by France’s EDF and the British Gas owner Centrica.

Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in Teesside will continue generating until March 2028, a year longer than planned.