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WHAT DOES CEGB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Central Electricity Generating Board

The Central Electricity Generating Board was the cornerstone of the British electricity industry for almost 40 years, from 1957 to privatisation in the 1990s. Because of its origins in the immediate post-war period, when electricity demand grew rapidly but plant and fuel availability was often unreliable, most of the industry saw its mission as to provide an adequate and secure electricity supply, or "to keep the lights on" as they put it, rather than pursuing the cheapest generation route. It was created in 1957 from the Central Electricity Authority, which had replaced the British Electricity Authority. The Electricity Council was also created at that time, as a policy-making body for the Electricity Supply Industry.

Definition of CEGB in the English dictionary

The definition of CEGB in the dictionary is Central Electricity Generating Board.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CEGB

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Synonyms and antonyms of CEGB in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «CEGB» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

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1,325 millions of speakers

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570 millions of speakers

English

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510 millions of speakers

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380 millions of speakers
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CEGB
280 millions of speakers

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CEGB
278 millions of speakers

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GEGB
270 millions of speakers

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CEGB
260 millions of speakers

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CEGB
220 millions of speakers

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190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

CEGB
180 millions of speakers

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CEGB
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

CEGB
85 millions of speakers

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CEGB
85 millions of speakers
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80 millions of speakers

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75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

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75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

CEGB
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

CEGB
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

CEGB
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

CEGB
40 millions of speakers

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30 millions of speakers
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CEGB
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

CEGB
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

CEGB
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of CEGB

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CEGB»

The term «CEGB» is normally little used and occupies the 125.454 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CEGB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about CEGB

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CEGB»

Discover the use of CEGB in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to CEGB and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Scientist
It is one of the more bizarre consequences of the miners' strike as time, if not tide, waits for the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). Many electric clocks are timed by the impulses of alternating current from the mains. In Britain the ...
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New Scientist
It seems odd to order prototypes of a machine operating in thousands round the world, but perhaps the CEGB want to ease the shock of a Rip Van Winkle awakening. A further peculiarity of the CEGB's gas turbines is that, for purposes of ...
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New Scientist
These figures appear in the "statement of case" for building a PWR at Sizewell in Suffolk, which the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) published yesterday (Wednesday). Because the two types of reactor have different generating ...
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New Scientist
The directive is open to interpretation and there is plenty of disagreement over the CEGB's wisdom in interpreting the statutes as it does. The belief is that the CEGB automatically dismisses new ideas if they do not fit into its existing framework.
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
REPORTS plant each year for ten years, beginning in 1982. The government- owned Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB), which supplied England and Wales, declared that the first PWR would be built at a site northeast of London, ...
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New Scientist
The move apparently follows a decision by the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) to keep the stations open for 10 years or more beyond the end of their intended lives- The Nil now faces a difficult decision on how far it should ...
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The British Electricity Experiment: Privatization: the ...
Some of the criticism centred on the CEGB's large expenditures on 'exotic' technologies (cg magneto-hydrodynamics). Other critics argued that the CEGB's heavy involvement in generation research weakened the plant suppliers' own ...
John Surrey, 2013
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New Scientist
A simplified schematic Layout of the major components of the Sizeweli PWR construction safety report (PCSR) to the Nil as part of the board's application for a site licence. With the other CEGB documents, people can inspect the PCSR at 15  ...
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Properties and Use of Coal Fly Ash: A Valuable Industrial ...
Sir Frederick Lea Memorial Lecture, Institute of Concrete Technology, 1986. Department of the Environment. Design of normal concrete mixes. BRE, Watford. Owens PL. Basic mix design, CEGB Ash-Tech Conference Proceedings C74, pp.
Lindon K. A. Sear, 2001
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New Scientist
So why does the CEGB believe it will build Sizewell B faster than the US is able to? The CEGB's optimism is based largely on the assumption that, unlike other power stations, Sizewell B will not undergo changes of design during construction.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CEGB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term CEGB is used in the context of the following news items.
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Compensation for family of woman who died after washing her …
... family against E.ON UK, which took over the liabilities of the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) premises where Mr Pointer worked. «The Northern Echo, Jun 15»
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Ironbridge Power Station will close by the end of 2015 - or sooner
When CEGB assets such as this were privatised did the winning bidders purchase the land or just the right to generate and sell power? Surely ... «shropshirestar.com, May 15»
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Candidate Interview: Gerri Smyth – CISTA
... high density developments in the centre of Guildford including 113 on the Guildford Plaza [formerly CEGB] site risks repeating the mistakes of ... «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Apr 15»
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Have You Got Japanese Knotweed?
The weed is known to have invaded the site of the old CEGB offices at the bottom of the Portsmouth Road. Treatment is understood to have ... «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Apr 15»
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CEGB Site, Dormant for Over Twenty Years, To Be Developed As …
A town centre site that has laid dormant for over 20 years is to be developed as 90 “retirement living” flats if plans obtain approval. PegasusLife ... «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Apr 15»
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Green light for 54-pitch luxury caravan park in Llanberis
... received planning permission to redevelop the former Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) site at Glyn Rhonway with plans to build a ... «North Wales Chronicle, Apr 15»
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National Grid unveils first 'T-pylon' built in UK
At peak the CEGB had up to 3,000 staff working on a bewildering variety of issues from ... "The CEGB has been called a lot of things in its time. «The Engineer, Apr 15»
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Thatcher's secret weapon in miners' strike shuts, ending an era: Kemp
Britain's state-owned Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB), which had inherited the power plants as part of the nationalization and ... «EagleFordTexas.com, Apr 15»
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Miliband tearing into utilities' profits might spark a fresh look at …
... assets. here is thus a case for a) greater taxation of energy companies b) a case that the UK gov should build generation assets i.e. CEGB II. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Bits and Bobs: Terry Pratchett and Caviar sandwiches
One job he was involved with was the CEGB's prototype electricity generating windmills on the shores of the Burry Estuary. That was in the ... «South Wales Guardian, Mar 15»

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