Hinkley Point C nuclear power station

3 hours ago - In January 2024, EDF announced ... final cost would be £31–35 billion (2015 prices, excluding interim interest), approximately £41.6–47.9 billion in 2024 prices, and with Unit 1 becoming operational in 2029-2031. In 1981, the UK government announced plans to expand its nuclear power stations ...

January 25, 2024 - French utility EDF on Tuesday again pushed back the start date on its long-delayed 3.2-gigawatt (GW) Hinkley Point C reactor plant in Britain to at least 2029, with a new estimated cost of between 31 billion and 34 billion pounds ($43 billion) based on 2015 values.

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?

January 26, 2024 - A major nuclear plant that Britain’s government hopes will generate affordable, low-carbon energy could cost up to 46 billion pounds, or $59 billion, and the completion date could be delayed to after 2029.

French group EDF warns pandemic delays will push back estimated start-up date to 2026

January 23, 2024 - EDF says final costs could soar by about a third as it faces a delayed completion date.

The UK's Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, which was expected to be completed in 2027 and cost up to GBP26 billion, is now unlikely to be operational before 2030, with the overall cost revised to between GBP31 to GBP34 billion (in 2015 prices), EDF has said.

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July 23, 2024 - In January 2009 the Government published the criteria it planned to use to assess proposed sites for new reactors, and gave the nuclear industry two months to the end of March to nominate sites. EDF Energy announced that it intended to nominate Hinkley Point, Sizewell, Heysham, Hartlepool and ...

February 1, 2024 - The two-reactor 3,260MW Hinkley Point C nuclear site still under construction in the UK is set to become the second most expensive building in the world as

January 24, 2024 - As nuclear plant is hit by further delay, real cost will be far higher after inflation is included, as project uses 2015 prices

May 5, 2023 - The 3.26GW plant is predicted to produce 26TWh of electricity per year during its operational lifetime of 60 years,

February 23, 2023 - The Hinkley Point nuclear project, under construction by EDF in south-west England, continues to suffer from inflation and delays.

February 16, 2024 - French energy firm swung to profit in 2023 despite impairment charge on struggling nuclear project in UK

February 20, 2023 - EDF's new nuclear plant in southwest England is likely to cost about 2% more than its last budget estimate as inflation propels the price tag to almost 33 billion pounds ($40 billion), EDF documents show.

February 14, 2018 - John Vidal: Decoding the news: Work on the UK's first nuclear power station to be built in 20 years has got the green light, but there is still strong opposition

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

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September 25, 2019 - EDF Energy blames ground conditions for rise but says energy bills will not go up

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