The British nuclear regulator Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has given project license holder NNB Genco its consent to begin pouring of concrete for the nuclear island of the Hinkley Point C-1 nuclear project in Somerset (United Kingdom). The island will entail the reactor building along with the four electrical and safeguard divisions on one common reinforced concrete base.
The Hinkley Point C project will consist of two 1,630 MW Areva EPR reactors (namely Hinkley Point C-1 and Hinkley Point C-2) and is developed by EDF, CGNPC and CNNC. The construction costs for the facility now reach a total of £20.3bn (€23.1bn). Since July 2017, the risk of a deferral in the delivery (COD) of the project is estimated at 15 months for Unit 1 (commissioning in 2027 instead of late 2025) and 9 months for Unit 2 (commissioning in 2027).
In July 2018, the General Court of the European Union backed the project, while the Brisith energy market regulator Ofgem cleared plans to build a power grid upgrade for the connection of Hinkley Point C.
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