Description

Visit Details

 

Only 20 spaces available for this free guided visit of EDF Hunterston B, one of the UKs best known advanced gas-cooled reactors.

The tour will formally begin at 6pm at the Visitor Centre and will lasts approximately 1.5 – 2 hours. Once through security, we will go up through the site and onto the power station where experienced guides will take us to two different viewing galleries to discuss the end to end process of power generation at the EDF Energy Hunterston B site.

To download a copy of the event poster, click here.

 

Minibus transport

 

A free minibus has been arranged to transport attendees from the centre of Glasgow to the EDF Visitor Centre site location.

 

Departure time:

16:00

 

Location:

John St, Glasgow, (near George Square, outside the entrance to Strathclyde University Student Union)

Expected return to  Glasgow City Centre at around 22:00

Before registering  for this event, please familiarise yourself with EDFs visitor requirements related  to the provision of personal information as outlined within the protocol brief   below.

 

 

Event Registration - Protocol Briefing

 

When visiting the EDF Energy Nuclear Generation location there are a number of safety and security requirements that will need to be  undertaken by you as a visitor.

 

Entry to the site cannot proceed without certain information being  given by all visitors. This has been detailed  below.

 

 

Preparing for our Tour

 

Before arriving all attendees will be required to supply   some personal details such as your:             

• Name
• Date of Birth
• Nationality (also dual nationality)
• Home Address

 

Visitors which are a non UK citizens i.e. do not hold a   current valid UK Passport, or, have duel nationality, will also be required to   complete a “Non British Citizens Entry Check Form”. If this applies to you, please complete and return this form to glsgwymvicechair@imechenearyou.org, immediately upon registering for this event in order to allow sufficient time   for the form to be processed.

NOTE: On the day of the tour, all visitors will also need to   bring some photographic proof of identification which confirms nationality.  The preferred proof of identification is a current valid Passport.  All other forms  of photographic proof of identification i.e. driving licence will also require  submission of a birth certificate issued within 6 weeks of birth  (if you were born in the UK) or a “Non British Citizens Entry Check Form” (if your were born outside of the UK).

 

 

On the day of our Tour

On arrival, a full safety brief and personal protective equipment (PPE) will be given before the tour starts.

Tour Guides or Security Staff  will confirm:

• Your personal details
• Check your proof of identification and take a copy for their records
• That you have no personal bags, mobile phones, cameras, recording devices (all these items are prohibited and must be left in your vehicle before the start of the visit, they will not be allowed onto the location) If you have any special requirements such as the need to carry medication, please notify glsgwymvicechair@imechenearyou.org, immediately upon registering for this event
• That you have read and signed a Security Declaration Form

NOTE: Entry to the location cannot proceed without the ID check and your  consent to a personal search.

Tour Guides or Security staff will need   to check your photographic proof of identity in your presence.

You will be asked to consent to a personal search which will be conducted using a handheld metal detector and/or   an explosive vapour detector.