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The Latest Breaking News from Hinkley Point C

Hinkley Point C Crane Failure Forces Emergency Shutdown to Prevent Nuclear Site Tragedy

A falling crane load at Britain's nuclear build site narrowly avoided tragedy as emergency shutdown prevented catastrophic injury.

International Business Times UK

UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations

French government-owned company to receive funding for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C

The Guardian - UK

Workers at Hinkley Point C nuclear plant stage wildcat strike over alleged bullying

Hundreds of mechanical engineers stopped work in protest over ‘management practices’ at construction site

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - Who needs Russian sabotage when you have the Great British planning system?

A fire at Heathrow Airport had nothing to do with foreign interference, and everything to do with Britain’s shoddy infrastructure

Evening Standard

Starmer ignored nuclear watchdog when he blamed regulations for delays

Office for Nuclear Regulation told government that claims about reactor delays in press release were ‘not true’

The Guardian - UK

Manager at Hinkley Point C accepted a quad bike as a bribe, tribunal hears

Ashley Daniels accused of giving more work to engineering firm after gifts that also included £2,000 boxing tickets

The Guardian - UK

Hinkley Point C owner warns fish protection row may further delay nuclear plant

Solution to stop River Severn fish being sucked into cooling systems taking too long to resolve, EDF says

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Sizewell C nuclear plant costs ‘could double to nearly £40bn’

The Government and Sizewell C distanced themselves from the new estimate, which would signal a doubling in price since 2020.

Evening Standard

EDF reportedly seeking up to £4bn from investors to finish Hinkley Point C

French energy firm reported to be in talks over potential investment to cover ballooning cost of nuclear project

The Guardian - UK

Top civil servant joins EDF after running department that struck nuclear deal

Alex Chisholm, who led business office during Hinkley Point C negotiations, appointed UK chair of energy firm

The Guardian - UK

Large-scale nuclear power station planned for Anglesey in Wales

Ministers are discussing who will build the plant, which will join Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C as major future suppliers to the grid

The Guardian - UK

EDF takes €12.9bn hit after Hinkley Point C delays and cost overruns

French energy firm swung to profit in 2023 despite impairment charge on struggling nuclear project in UK

The Guardian - UK

‘Odd’ Hinkley Point C salt marsh plan has Somerset locals up in arms

Anger at EDF proposals to flood wildlife-rich farmland as ‘compensation’ for killing millions of fish at nuclear site

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Hinkley Point C woes threaten to break UK and France’s nuclear fusion

Cross-Channel dream is turning sour as EDF’s costs mount and Britain faces a long wait for the power to come on

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UK government sets out plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’

Ministers hope to build fleet of reactors to meet quarter of electricity demand by 2050 but critics highlight long delays and rising costs

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WATCH: World’s Biggest Crane Lifts Huge Dome Onto Nuclear Power Station

The world's biggest crane is known as Big Carl.

Birmingham Post

Hinkley Point C supply chain scheme secures £180m for South West firms

The group behind the programme said it had helped to create thousands of jobs in the region

Daily Mirror

Pontins seaside town now haunted by empty bars, derelict shops and deserted streets

Many holidaymakers head for the sprawling Pontins Holiday Park each summer, but this year marks the start of a three year construction project at the nearby Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant which will close down the holiday park.

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Birmingham Post

Hinkley Point C to offer 30,000 training courses to help complete nuclear plant

The plant’s developer EDF said £5.3bn had been spent so far with South West firms during the project

Bristol Post

'Eerie' mystery noise heard by locals across large parts of Bristol Channel

Witnesses say they saw the "ground was vibrating" as well

Birmingham Post

Government is considering proposals for greener and more innovative renewables

The system would present officials with options to create more sustainable supply chains and encourage job creation

Birmingham Post

Hinkley Point C offshore works entering ‘final stages’

Two huge jack-up vessels have arrived off the coast of the nuclear power station in Somerset to help install a ‘critical’ underwater system

Bristol Post

This is why there are two huge ships called 'Neptune' and 'Sea Challenger' in the Bristol Channel

The vessels will install vital components for the power stations cooling water system

Birmingham Post

Service to attract South West nuclear investment extended for extra year

The South West Manufacturing Advisory Service said the scheme had helped bring five investments into the region and create more than 550 local jobs in the past year

Birmingham Post

Cost of Hinkley Point C nuclear plant could inflate to more than £30bn

The plant’s developer, French energy giant EDF, updated investors amid rising prices for building materials and labour

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