place

Hinkley Point C nuclear power station

EngvarB from October 2013Nuclear power stations using EPR reactorsNuclear power stations with reactors under constructionPower stations in SomersetProposed nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom
Proposed power stations in EnglandÉlectricité de France
S960 Hinkley Sept 2015
S960 Hinkley Sept 2015

Hinkley Point C nuclear power station (HPC) is a two-unit, 3,200 MWe EPR nuclear power station under construction in Somerset, England. The site was one of eight announced by the British government in 2010, and in November 2012 a nuclear site licence was granted. On 28 July 2016, the EDF board approved the project, and on 15 September 2016 the UK government approved the project with some safeguards for the investment. The project is financed by EDF Energy and China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN). The final cost was to be £18 billion in 2015 prices. When construction began in March 2017 completion was expected in 2025. Since then the project has been subject to several delays, including some caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Brexit, and this has resulted in significant budget overruns. As of May 2022, the project was two years late and the expected cost stood at £25–26 billion (2015 prices, excluding interim interest), 50% more than the original budget from 2016. In EDF's 2022 annual results published on 17 February 2023, the cost was £31–32 billion in 2023 prices, Unit 1 had a start date of June 2027 and a risk of 15 months further delay. In January 2024, EDF announced that it estimated that the final cost would be £31–35 billion (2015 prices, excluding interim interest), £41.6–47.9 billion in 2024 prices, with Unit 1 planned to become operational in 2029 to 2031.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Hinkley Point C nuclear power station (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Hinkley Point C nuclear power station
Wick Moor Drove,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Hinkley Point C nuclear power stationContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 51.2059 ° E -3.1429 °
placeShow on map

Address

Hinkley Point C - North plaza

Wick Moor Drove
TA5 1FB
England, United Kingdom
mapOpen on Google Maps

S960 Hinkley Sept 2015
S960 Hinkley Sept 2015
Share experience

Nearby Places