Latest news from Hinkley Point C

Hinkley Point C has written to communities around the Severn Estuary to tell them that we are pausing work on proposals for new areas of saltmarsh while we work to establish the suitability of a new acoustic fish deterrent technology.

Over the next 18 months, Britain’s largest low-carbon energy project at Hinkley Point C will create 3,000 new jobs in Somerset as it approaches peak construction, with around 15,000 people expected to be building the new power station.

Hinkley Point C, Britain’s largest low-carbon energy project, has welcomed Government proposals to reform the way developers mitigate their environmental impact.

One of 12,000 workers building the Hinkley Point C new nuclear power station tells the story of 2024. Lilli, 25, from Taunton joined the project in 2018 as an apprentice and now runs her own team on the site.

Workers building the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station have installed Britain’s first new nuclear reactor for more than 30 years. The first of two 13m long “reactor pressure vessels” will produce enough energy alone to generate reliable low carbon electricity for 3m homes. With two units, the power station will provide Britain with 7% of its electricity.

New figures show that the nuclear industry now supports 3,500 jobs in Bristol, as the sector expands to support new nuclear construction. Businesses that have grown to support Hinkley Point C in Somerset are now poised to benefit from developments proposed at Berkeley and Oldbury in Gloucestershire.