January 30, 2024 - It seems hardly believable that the cost of building our flagship nuclear plant, Hinkley Point C in Somerset, has now spiralled to as much as £46 billion.And it also means that the plant may not be de

May 24, 2021 - The new jobs will include roles in construction, welding and electrical installation roles.

July 3, 2017 - French energy firm EDF says the new power station faces further delays and an extra £1.5bn of costs.

August 30, 2023 - The long read: Building Britain’s first new nuclear reactor since 1995 will cost twice as much as the 2012 Olympics – and by the time it is finished, nuclear power could be a thing of the past. How could the government strike such a bad deal?

The start of electricity generation for unit 1 of the Hinkley Point C plant in the UK is now expected in June 2027 and the project completion costs are now estimated in the range of GBP25 to 26 billion (in 2015 prices), EDF has announced following a review.

January 27, 2021 - EDF Energy says it has made "significant progress" but the plant will now not open until June 2026.

EDF Energy announced today that the projected cost of its Hinkley Point C project has increased by up to GBP2.9 billion (USD3.6 billion) compared to the previous estimate. Both the utility and the UK government stressed that, under the terms of the contract-for-difference, there is no impact ...

January 29, 2024 - EdF has already had to be bailed ... power when half its French nuclear fleet went offline in 2023. China’s CGN had to be brought in to fund one third of the Hinckley project, but is refusing to contribute more funds because China has been frozen out of other UK projects. Alison Downes of Stop Sizewell C, a campaign group opposed to the planned Suffolk nuclear plant, told the ...

January 23, 2024 - EDF is aiming for HPC to become a major source of decarbonised electricity supply for the UK, providing around 7% of national consumption

June 21, 2019 - The global sustainability of nuclear power thus relies on efforts to increase its economic viability. But how? Standardized designs and downsized reactors can help. Governments can offer additional support. But that still might not be enough to keep the nuclear power industry alive in the United ...

Answer (1 of 5): No one knows. Literally, it’s all just guesses and projections. No small modular reactor has been built, approved to operate and connected to the grid, so it’s all just spreadsheets with no empirical validation. And the nuclear industry is rife with very optimistic ...

January 24, 2024 - The total cost of building the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant could rise to £46 billion (US$58.5 billion).

September 25, 2019 - The UK's next nuclear power station could cost £2.9 billion more than expected, which could scupper plans for future nuclear power plants

January 23, 2024 - The construction of the power station, which will be the UK's first new nuclear plant in decades, could cost as much as £46bn to complete, energy giant EDF has said.

1 week ago - It found, after reviewing trends in nuclear power plant construction since 1951, that the average 1,000MW nuclear power plant would incur an average economic loss of 4.8 billion euros ($7.7 billion AUD). This has been refuted by another study. Very large upfront costs and long project cycles ...

1 week ago - The plant has operated for 45 years and produced over 300 TWh over its lifetime. Reactor B-8 was shut down in July 2022, followed by reactor B-7 in August. EDF said that the defueling process could take a few years, then the site will be given to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for ...

August 25, 2021 - Critics point to volatility of scheme but energy department says price ‘will not affect bill payers’

September 25, 2019 - Power company EDF says "challenging conditions" mean the final bill could now be up to £22.5bn.

Hinkley Point B is a nuclear power station near Bridgwater in Somerset. The station was the first Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor to generate electricity to the grid in the UK.

August 13, 2019 - The UK’s first nuclear plant to be built since 1995 is expected to cost more than £20bn