
Atomic Albion
Journeys Around Britain's Nuclear Power Stations
Tom Bolton(Author)
Strange Attractor Press
Published on 16. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-913689-97-1 (ISBN)
Description
Walking tours of Britain's nuclear power stations, exploring the history of the sites they occupy and their social, ecological, and cultural impact on the landscape.
The United Kingdom has sixteen nuclear power stations. Most go under the radar, but their presence is enormous, both physically and culturally. They divide opinion like nothing else. Are they relics of a past era, or a crucial part of our futures? Are they cathedrals of science or temples of doom? Atomic Albion is a journey around Britain's nuclear power stations and the country itself. From the Essex marshes to the Anglesey coast, from the Dungeness shingle to the far north of Scotland, Tom Bolton explores how nuclear sites shape the places around them, and enters the impossible world of nuclear power and weapons.
The United Kingdom has sixteen nuclear power stations. Most go under the radar, but their presence is enormous, both physically and culturally. They divide opinion like nothing else. Are they relics of a past era, or a crucial part of our futures? Are they cathedrals of science or temples of doom? Atomic Albion is a journey around Britain's nuclear power stations and the country itself. From the Essex marshes to the Anglesey coast, from the Dungeness shingle to the far north of Scotland, Tom Bolton explores how nuclear sites shape the places around them, and enters the impossible world of nuclear power and weapons.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
30 BLACK AND WHITE ILLUS.
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
462 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913689-97-1 (9781913689971)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Tom Bolton
Content
- i. Introduction
- 1. Winfrith: Dorset Dragon
- 2. Trawsfynydd: Wet Slate
- 3. Wylfa: Copper Coast
- 4. Sizewell: Sunrise Industry
- 5. Heysham: Sunset Bay
- 6. Sellafield: Atomic City
- 7. Chapelcross: Devil’s Porridge
- 8. Hunterston: Heavy Water
- 9. Dungeness: Fifth Continent
- 10. Torness: Dunbar Grey
- 11. Dounreay: Tiny Sun
- 12. Berkeley and Oldbury: Low Tide
- 13. Hinkley Point: Savage Place
- 14. Bradwell: Sea Wall
- 15. Hartlepool: Dark Beauty
- ii. Epilogue