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Sizewell Visitor Centre

Description: Nuclear Power Station located in Sizewell Visitor Centre, Sizewell Power Station, Nt. Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4UR

Newest Review: ... children will find the whole experience really fascinating. The guides that take you on the tour have a vast knowledge of the industry and the power station and make you feel very welcome and are happy to answer any questions that you may have. You will be taken around the station to see all the major parts, including the reactor house, the turbine room and the control centre. Viewing ... more

... galleries have been built for the visitors, but I was surprised as to just how close to everything you are taken. Throughout the visit you are required to wear an identity badge, which is also a radiation monitor. We were told these were analysed after the ...more

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Sizewell Visitor Centre: Unusual Day Out. (655 words)
by daseaford - written on 10.01.01 (Very useful, 1005 readings)
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If you are in Suffolk and feel like a very different day out, then why not visit the Sizewell nuclear power stations. We did and it was one of the most interesting visits I have ever made. Until recently you could just turn up at the Visitor Centre and see the exhibition and arrange a tour of the power station, however the arrangements for visits have now changed. You now need to book a visit and a tour in advance and the party needs to be of at least six people. When you visit the site you will be shown around the exhibition and given a short interesting talk about nuclear power and the history of the power stations on this site. You will then be taken ...

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