Around 87,000 people now work in the industry, with the rise largely driven by new nuclear projects at Hinkley Point C, in Somerset, and Sizewell C, in Suffolk, the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) ...

Once both units are operational, Hinkley Point C will supply 7% of Britain’s electricity. It follows the steel dome's installation less than 12 months ago in late 2023, closing the reactor building.

Since then, only Hinkley Point has reached an advanced stage, while Britain’s nuclear generating capacity declined more than 40 percent as aging plants were gradually turned off, ...

Getting to this point has been long, slow and expensive. Hinkley Point C is the first nuclear reactor to be built since Sizewell B was completed in 1995. Called the European pressurised water reactor ...

Standing at the heart of Britain’s clean energy transition, Hinkley Point C is more than just a power station under construction—it’s a hub of opportunity. With over 1,500 apprentices already trained ...

The UK’s flagship Hinkley Point C nuclear plant has been hit with further delays and could end up costing up to £35billion. In the latest blow to the long-delayed project, which would be ...

The first of Hinkley Point C’s two 1.6GW reactors, ... which use advanced gas-cooled reactor technology and date back to the 1980s. But there is still some doubt about that plan.

The defueling of the first of two advanced gas-cooled reactors at the Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant in Somerset, the UK, has been completed. Hinkley Point B (Image: EDF Energy) The Hinkley Point ...

Standing at the heart of Britain’s clean energy transition, Hinkley Point C is more than just a power station under construction—it’s a hub of opportunity. With over 1,500 apprentices ...

Hinkley Point C was the dream of former prime minister Tony Blair, who in 2005 promised a new generation of nuclear power plants to reduce carbon emissions and advance Britain towards sovereign ...

Hinkley Point B (Image: EDF Energy) The Hinkley Point B plant - comprising two Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors (AGRs) - was first synchronised to the UK electricity grid in February 1976. The plant has ...

The Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset, southwest England, has achieved a significant milestone with the installation of Britain's first new nuclear reactor in more than 30 years ...