Nuclear power station Hinkley Point A was switched off in 2000 after 35 years in operation. Today, the site, near Bridgwater in Somerset, is still being decommissioned, a process that will take at ...

The $23.8 billion Hinkley Point C nuclear project has received the UK government’s green light, but the country wants to ensure that project’s ownership cannot change without government agreement.

EDF has again revised the schedule and budget for the commissioning of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant under construction in Somerset, England. The start of electricity generation from unit 1 ...

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A new campus housing 1,000 workers could be built in Somerset to help ease pressure on the local housing market during the construction of Hinkley Point C. Proposals for a new temporary accommodation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited Hinkley Point C isn’t just another infrastructure project—it’s a beacon of Britain’s ...

The Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project in Somerset, England, has taken delivery of the reactor pressure vessel for its second EPR unit. (Image: EDF Energy) The high-strength steel cylinder - ...

From a riverside industrial hub in eastern France, a piece of steel engineering the size of a small house is beginning a carefully managed trip to the UK. The 500‑tonne reactor pressure vessel for ...

Benjamin and Mounia moved from Paris to Somerset just over three years ago ...

The world’s largest crane has lifted a 245-tonne dome into place on top of the first nuclear power station to be built in the UK for 30 years. The crane, nicknamed Big Carl, lifted the 14-metre tall ...