The design for the first nuclear power stations to be built in the UK for 25 years is granted approval by regulators. ... to be known as Hinkley Point C.

Hinkley Point C Update 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 ...

Around 7,000 design changes have led to 35% more steel and 25% more concrete being needed. Like other infrastructure projects, Hinkley Point C is taking longer than planned, Crooks added.

Last February, EDF said it had taken a near £11 billion hit amid delays and overrunning costs on the project. The month ...

Apollo Global Management is preparing a £4.5 billion loan to support the delayed Hinkley Point C nuclear plant after China's ...

Stanley Reed, who has written about the Hinkley Point C reactor for more than a decade, recently visited the construction site. Published Feb. 22, 2024 Updated March 3, 2024 ...

EDF estimates the cost of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project in the UK to now total £19.6 billion ($25.4 billion), up from its earlier estimate of £18.1 billion. The target date for first ...

A solutions-focussed, scientifically backed answer to the critical environmental situation at Hinkley Point C has been released by a coalition of scientists, engineers, and innovators, showing ...

New figures from Hinkley Point C show they have trained over 1,500 apprentices so far, with 70% of them being from the South West and 35% of the workforce are from Britain’s most deprived areas.

Despite being affected by the Covid-19 health crisis, Hinkley Point C has made significant progress in 2020 on site, in the design execution plans and on the manufacturing of equipment. In this ...