Latest images | Hinkley Point C - EDF
Giant 44m long polar crane beams were delivered safely to the Hinkley Point C construction site after travelling by sea, river and road. Take a look at the latest images from the construction of Hinkley Point C, the first nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years.
News and views | Hinkley Point C - EDF
Jul 2, 2024 · Hinkley Point C’s new factories in Bristol are providing evidence of the significant productivity boost from modular construction. This means building ever larger pieces of the power station in satellite factories and lifting them into place with some of the world’s largest cranes.
UK nuclear plant hit by new multiyear delay and could cost up to …
Jan 23, 2024 · Britain’s flagship Hinkley Point C nuclear plant has been delayed until 2029 at the earliest, with the cost spiralling to as much as £46bn, in the latest blow to a project at the heart of the...
Hinkley Point C Update - 2024/01/23 - EDF FR
Jan 23, 2024 · Over recent months, Hinkley Point C project has achieved a series of big milestones: On 15 December 2023, the dome was lifted and installed on Unit 1, The detailed design for the next phase of electromechanical (MEH) work was finalised, 70% of the equipment to be installed on Unit 1 has been delivered,
Hinkley Point C delay deals blow to UK energy strategy
Jan 27, 2024 · The first of Hinkley Point C’s two 1.6GW reactors, previously due to start producing power in 2027, could now be delayed until 2031. EDF is no longer giving an in-service date for the second...
Hinkley C nuclear reactor roof lifted into place - BBC
Dec 15, 2023 · Engineers have lifted a steel roof onto a building which will house the first of two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset. Hundreds of people helped with the delicate operation to get...
Hinkley Point C project update | Office for Nuclear Regulation
Mar 13, 2024 · 25 January 2024. We note the recent announcement by EDF updating stakeholders on cost and schedule increases to the Hinkley Point C project, with reference to adaptions of the European Pressurised Water Reactor (EPR) design to meet British regulations.
Hinkley nuclear power station on track for 2026 opening
Sep 29, 2021 · The UK's newest nuclear power station is on track to open by the end of 2026, the company building it has said. Hinkley Point C in Somerset has been under construction by EDF Energy for five...
Hinkley Point C - EDF
Hinkley Point C will be the first in a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK. The planned twin unit UK EPR is capable of generating 3,260MW of secure, low carbon electricity for 60 years.
New video shows Hinkley Point C getting ready to install the
Jul 4, 2024 · Construction progressing at Hinkley Point C. Somerset, UK – July 4th, 2024 - A new video update from Hinkley Point C shows how the project is getting ready to install the heart of the new nuclear power station.