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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.
In December 2024, in response to concerns about energy security following further delays to Hinkley Point C, EDF announced life extension of two years for Heysham 2 and Torness, and one year for Heysham 1 and Hartlepool. [129] EDF also stated that they hoped to extend the life of Sizewell B by 20 years to 2055. [129]
On 21 September 2015, the British government announced it would provide a £2 billion support package for Hinkley Point C as Britain's first nuclear power station in 20 years. [ 154 ] On 21 October 2015, during Chinese president Xi Jinping's state visit to the United Kingdom, EDF and CGN signed an investment agreement for the £18 billion (€ ...
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The delays of Unit 3 of Flamanville received additional attention when in December 2016 The Economist reported that the British loan guarantees for Hinkley Point C require Unit 3 to be operational by 2020, that the regulator will rule on the future of Unit 3 mid-2017 and that one possible outcome of this ruling can delay its opening far beyond ...
The final investment decision for Sizewell C is only likely to take place after the Hinkley Point C build has started. [ 53 ] In May 2020, the NGO Energy for Humanity issued an open letter calling for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to support the project as without nuclear the "action on climate will be more ...
It is the location of two nuclear power stations – Hinkley Point A, which closed in 2000, and Hinkley Point B, which ceased power generation in 2022. Hinkley Point has its own fire station, backed up by Nether Stowey and would then be backed up by Bridgwater. Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is under construction.