Winterfield & Berkley - NWA

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Entry posted by iGod · June 12, 2011

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After another long absence of me, a new entrey - hurray!

In this update we are looking at one of the oldest nuclear powerplants in the country, Abney Hall.

Build in the 1960's, it was the first nuclear reactor to provide energy on a commercial basis.

In these days however, especially with recent controversys about nuclear power, Abney Hall is under constant criticism from all sides, the operating company is considering reducing the plants output.

The powerplant is located near the small village of Winterfield and lies next to the sea and approximately 20 miles south west of Burton and 8 miles south of the NWA. It consits of 3 blocks (A,B & C), however, block C is undergoing a refurbishment and block A might be shut down in the coming years.

The village of Winterfield however, has suffered from the power plant, mainly poplulation wise. Most people simply do not want to live next to a power plant and the population of Winterfield is decreasing since many years. Soon, this might be a ghost town.

Abney Hall, with blocks A, B & C (from left to right). The construction of a new cooling tower has just begun near block C.

A close up of "central" Winterfield. It once used to be a town on the uprising of the entire euphoria of nuclear power during the 60's but now it is more of a shadow of itself. Being located right between and Airport and a power plant, it is only desirable for people who have not got the money to move away.

The only nice thing here is the pebble beach opposite the town hall.

An overview of Winterfield and Abney Hall.

And now we move on, just a few miles north of Winterfield and about 10 miles west of Burton is the town of Berkley and the North West Airport (NWA).

NWA is the 10th busiest Airport in the country with around 6 million passengers in 2010 and the 2nd biggest airport in the county, after Abbey-Upon-Tyne International.

It is located directly on the coast and just a stone throw away from the small town of Berkley.

Berkley itself is a town with a long history of being a farming and fishing town. However, in 1966, the county decided that a new airport was needed to connect the growing city of Burton on a international level. A new motorway alongside with railway tracks were build along the coast and into Burton. However, this had positive as well as negative impacts on many small seaside towns, such as Berkley. The town itself has no direct connection to the sea anymore, however, it is very well connected to the rest of the county and the nation as a whole with about a train leaving every 10 minutes from the Berkley Station.

The town of Berkley with Terminal 2 in the backround. Due to the landscape, there was no possibility to have a trainstation at the terminal. The only way to get to the airport is by using a shuttle bus from the Station to each of the terminals.

Terminal 2, build in the 1990's for international and bigger planes.

The old Terminal 1, now mainly used for regional and flights into the bordering countrys.

A AirFrance machine waiting for takeoff at the Taxi whilst a BA flight from Berlin is just landing.

The name NWA simply comes from being the far North-Western airport in the country. In this picture, you can see that the town is, due to the railway, the motorway and the airpot, cut off from the sea.

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