There is no excuse for EDF Energy now delaying the final investment decision (FID) on the construction of the Hinkley Point nuclear power station, following the Anglo-French summit, Unite, the country’s largest union, said today (Friday 4 March). Yesterday’s summit between prime minister David Cameron and President Francois Hollande reiterated that Hinkley Point C was a major strategic project and a pillar of the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
Unite 4th Feb 2016 read more »
Project promoter EDF Energy is “devoted” to making a decision on the long-awaited Hinkley Point C new nuclear project, a statement from the French and UK governments has insisted.
New Civil Engineer 4th Mar 2016 read more »
Construction delays to Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant have prompted calls for the government to draw up a Plan B in case it never gets built. The Labour Party’s shadow energy secretary, Lisa Nandy, said the future of nuclear power in the UK country could not just be about the new plant, due to be built in Somerset by French energy giant EDF. EDF extended the generating lifespan of four of its nuclear power plants last month by up to seven years amid rumours that it is struggling to find the cash to pay for Hinkley Point C. A communique issued after a Franco-British summit on Thursday attended by the leaders of both countries said: “France and the United Kingdom welcome the major progress made in recent months with a view to confirming the project to build two EPR reactors on the Hinkley Point site. Meanwhile, the government has announced that solar panels which use the sun to heat water will no longer receive subsidies. The industry has reacted furiously to the move to do away with support for new solar thermal schemes from next year under the renewable heat incentive (RHI), which aims to boost the use of clean technology to provide heating and hot water.
Engineering & Technology 4th March 2016 read more »
Nuclear Fantasyland……“Curiouser and curiouser!” said Alice
David Lowry’s Blog 4th March 2016 read more »
The Government has been urged to draw up a Plan B in case a new nuclear power station planned at Hinkley Point is never built, according to Labour. Shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy said the future of nuclear power in this country could not just be about the new plant due to be built in Somerset by French energy giant EDF. A communique issued after a Franco-British summit on Thursday attended by Prime Ministers of the two countries said: “France and the United Kingdom welcome the major progress made in recent months with a view to confirming the project to build two EPR reactors on the Hinkley Point site. Ms Nandy will tell a meeting of the Women in Nuclear organisation that there should be cheaper ways of building nuclear power stations in the future. “French, Chinese, American, Canadian and Japanese companies are racing ahead with new nuclear designs, including Molten Salt Reactors, Heavy Water Reactors, and Fast Reactors.
Energy Voice 4th March 2016 read more »
DAVID Cameron and Francois Hollande reaffirmed their support for nuclear power at the 34th Franco-British Summit on Thursday. The two countries, who are working in co-operation with the Chinese on a new nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point C in Somerset, released a joint statement emphasising the crucial role nuclear power and saying the Final Investment Decision would be announced in the ‘near future’. The statement reads: “France and the United Kingdom welcome the major progress made in recent months with a view to confirming the project to build two EPR reactors on the Hinkley Point site.
This is the West Country 4th March 2016 read more »