Hinkley C nuclear reactor roof lifted into place – BBC News Engineers have lifted a steel roof onto a building which will house the first of two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset. Many question whether Hinkley Point C will be worth all the money, with Roy Pumfrey of …
EDF’s proposed amendments to their 2013 Development Consent Order
We now know that these are EDF’s proposed amendments to the 2013 planning permission, to be applied for by way of a Material Change Application: Onsite elements Removal of the requirement to install an acoustic fish deterrent (AFD) system; Amendment to the Interim Spent Fuel Store from wet to dry …
Nuclear power & net zero: Too little, too late, too expensive
Report by Professor Steve Thomas, July 2023 The UK government has reaffirmed its target of building 24GW of new nuclear capacity by 2050. This would be equivalent to eight new nuclear stations in addition to the Hinkley Point C station and would be expected to provide 25% of our power by then. …
Stop Hinkley Support for Dutch Anti-nuclear Group
There is only one nuclear power station in the Netherlands, Borssele in Zeeland, a province in the rural and remote southwest of the country, across the sea from Belgium. Early in 2023, the Dutch government said it wanted to see two new reactors built to help the country towards Net …
The Environment Agency want your comments on their proposed decision on EDF’s permit in respect of the Acoustic Fish Deterrent for Hinkley Point C.
EDF have applied to the EA to remove all references to the acoustic fish deterrent (AFD) from their permit. The AFD is essential for fish to be deterred from being sucked into the water-cooling mechanisms of the proposed Hinkley Point C. Without the AFD fish and mammals will be killed …
New reactor costs are exploding as delays stretch on indefinitely
Oops sorry. That two-reactor nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C you thought would cost $19 billion? It’s going to cost $26 billion now. Actually, make that $35 billion. Wait, sorry, no, the actual number is closer to $40 billion. When will it be ready for operation? Um, well, currently says …
Taking up Hilda’s Torch: Robert Green’s account of his contribution to the 1988/9 Hinkley C Inquiry.
This is an interesting insight both into the Inquiry and the background to nuclear power in the UK. The information and comments are as relevant today as they were all those years ago. TakingUpHildasTorch Hilda Murrell (born in 1906) was a British rose grower, naturalist, diarist and campaigner against nuclear …
EDF’s protestations that changes to Hinkley Point C Contract don’t mean more delays fail to convince
On 29th November, the Daily Telegraph reported that a new contract between the Government and EDF suggests Hinkley Point C (HPC) might not be ready until 2036 – 11 years later than originally planned. Whilst EDF insists that its latest finishing date of 2027 has not changed, concerns remain that …