The power station's equipment was kept intact and continually operating dehumidifiers were used to keep it in good condition while the facility was unused [REF].
The turbines were also interchangeable with Torness and Heysham 2 power station; the stator from one of the turbines was transferred to Heysham 2 Nuclear power station in the 1990s under the CEGB which was then privatised to National Power, Powergen, Nuclear Electric and British Energy [REF].