Name and Location
Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project.

Location
The project will be located on a site to the west of the existing Hinkley Point A and B power stations in West Somerset, in the UK. Hinkley A was decommissioned in 2000, and Hinkley B is due to be decommissioned in 2023.

Client
EDF Energy.

Under a deal agreed to in October 2015, China General Nuclear (CGN) will take a 33.5% stake in the project.

Project Description
The project will involve the construction, operation and maintenance of a new nuclear power station, known as Hinkley Point C.

The development will include:
• two UK European pressurised reactors (EPRs), associated buildings and a plant;
• staff facilities, offices, workshops and storage buildings;
• cooling water tunnels and associated infrastructure, including a fish recovery and return system;
• fuel and management facilities, including for spent fuel and intermediate waste;
• a sea wall, incorporating a public footpath;
• a national-grid 400 kV substation and overhead power lines on site;
• a public information centre;
• a temporary jetty;
• an emergency access road;
• access and parking facilities for workers, visitors and deliveries; and
• a temporary accommodation campus, including 510 bed spaces.

The new power plant will be capable of generating up to 3 260 MW.

The power station is expected to operate for about 60 years.

Jobs to be Created
An estimated 25 000 new employment opportunities are expected to be created over the construction period. When completed, the plant will employ 900 people.

Value
The plant is expected to cost £18-billion to build.

Duration
The first unit is expected to be commissioned in 2025/26.

Latest Developments
The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation has granted its first consent for the start of construction of a nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C.

The consent covers the placement of the structural concrete for the first nuclear safety-related structure at the site, but not all elements of construction.

EDF will now start the placement of the first structural concrete for the technical galleries of the plant. These are a series of underground reinforced concrete structures, and some above-ground structures, connecting services such as cooling water and electricity.

The final agreements enabling construction of two EPRs at Hinkley to proceed were signed on September 29 last year by the UK government, EDF and CGN. Their signing followed a long-awaited and positive final decision from the EDF board on July 28.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Kier BAM JV (site preparation works) and Bouygues and O’Rourke JV (construction contract).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
EDF Energy, tel +44 1138 207117.