Clouds of steam drifting from the eight cooling towers of a nuclear power plant appear as a modern-day visual blight on the once bucolic countryside of England. The United Kingdom established its first nuclear power station in 1956; by 2018 the UK had 15 nuclear reactors in operation, which provided 21 percent of that nation's electricity.


Clouds of steam drifting from the eight cooling towers of a nuclear power plant appear as a modern-day visual blight on the once bucolic countryside of England. The United Kingdom established its first nuclear power station in 1956; by 2018 the UK had 15 nuclear reactors in operation, which provided 21 percent of that nation's electricity.


Size: 3600px × 2459px
Location: England, United Kingdom (UK)
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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