Latest news from Hinkley Point C

New pictures show Hinkley Point C’s progress as teams at the nuclear power station project get ready to lift the domed roof onto the second reactor building this summer.

As the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station hits a new peak, the project’s latest Socio-Economic Report reveals how its immense scale is helping drive growth and productivity across Britain, whilst giving the South West economy long term benefits.

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.