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Hinkley Point C nuclear power station (HPC) is a two-unit, 3,200 MWe EPR nuclear power station under construction in Somerset, England. [4]The site was one of eight announced by the British government in 2010, [5] and in November 2012 a nuclear site licence was granted.
Hinkley Point adjoins Bridgwater Bay, a Site of Special Scientific Interest [3] and nature reserve, [4] and is a popular location for birdwatching and fossil hunting. A visitor centre in Bridgwater gives access to information, as well as running tours of the plant.
After this, construction was expected to start around 2021, with an accelerated timeline due to the replication of the Hinkley Point C power plant on the site, but no progress had occurred by 2024. [citation needed] On 27 May 2020, EDF energy put in a development consent order application, prior to the start of construction at the site. [168]
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EDF submitted its planning application in May 2020, declaring 25,000 job opportunities and 70% of investment being spent in UK. The plant will largely replicate Hinkley Point C design to reuse experience, lower cost and ensure high levels of safety. [59] The proposal was welcomed by Unite the Union. [60]
The Hinkley Point Site was organized as two nuclear power stations: next to Hinkley Point A with its two Magnox reactor buildings there is Hinkley Point B, operated by EDF Energy, with two AGCR reactors in one building. In October 2013, the UK government announced that it had approved the construction of Hinkley Point C.
The new plants are to be Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C and will eventually produce up to 6.4 GW in total. [1] EDF initially entered the UK nuclear industry with the acquisition of British Energy in 2009. At the same time, EDF established NNB GenCo as a separate subsidiary for the construction of additional new nuclear plants.