Talk:Maentwrog

The UK Atomic Energy Authority built a nuclear power station in Maentwrog in 1947

According to the article on the UKAEA, the organisation wasn't founded until 1954. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.198.108.162 (talk) 14:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I originally started that section in 2007 but I wrote this

The Department of Atomic Energy built a station in Maentwrog in 1947, possibly investigating sites for the production of heavy water.

Someone has altered this so it is now completely inaccurate. It was not a "nuclear power station" and the name was not UKAEA.--jmb (talk) 19:13, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Looking again, I think someone is getting confused with the nuclear power station at Trawsfynydd which is nothing to do with the tests done in 1947. I have reverted to the original text. --jmb (talk) 19:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Why so little on the Hydro Electric Power Station.

This Daily Post article http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/hydro-electric-power-stations-north-wales-2656804 mentions that the Hydro Plant helps pay for nuclear decommissioning. Also that the capacity of the lake to produce hydro power was reduced to allow the nuclear plant access to some water for cooling. Surely the Maentwrog Hydro Plant deserves it's own page let alone a section in this article. 88.105.212.84 (talk) 08:47, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

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I agree that the original 1947 creation of rialway station was in order to facilitate the extraction of heavy water. one of sites chosen and favoured at that time, or so i was informed by one of the residents who worked for the then interested goverment department. Whilst I was in charge of the construction of the new ( present ) bridge at Maentwrog. Built to carry the Nuclear reacter and components, with a curvature in the road to facilitate the passage of the multi-wheeled trailer, propelled by two traction units at the front and back of the trailer. for the nuclear power station at Trawsfynydd at a much later date. I was told about the station over a drink in "The Grapes " one evening. One of the sites being cosidered in 1947. was the now extinct gold mine in Maentwrog. hence the location of the station. Perhaps this could help. there has never been to my knowledge any nuclear power station in Maentwrog. and someone has obviously confused the two entirely seperate issues. Ivan Imarivan (talk) 19:56, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

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