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magnox

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noun

  1. an alloy consisting mostly of magnesium with small amounts of aluminium and other metals, used in fuel elements of nuclear reactors
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of magnox1

C20: from mag ( nesium ) n ( o ) ox ( idation )
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The Hunterston A plant, which is already closed, comprised two 180MWe Magnox reactors.

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She added that Magnox takes its responsibility seriously in decommissioning Trawsfynydd, which includes lowering the size of the reactor towers, to make sure it's safe and able to be put to future use.

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Gwen Parry-Jones, who is from Anglesey, is the chief executive of Magnox, the company responsible for the decommissioning of older nuclear plants including Trawsfynydd and Wylfa.

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Ms Parry-Jones was appointed as the chief executive of Magnox in March 2019 having previously been a director at Horizon Nuclear Power with responsibility over the development of Wylfa Newydd.

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The disused Magnox generator, situated on the banks of the River Severn in Gloucestershire, closed in 1989.

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