Concrete pour at the Hinkley Point C2 reactor. Photo: EDF Energy
Workers at the Hinkley Point C nuclear construction project in the United Kingdom have completed the 49,000-ton base for the station’s second reactor, Unit C2, hitting a target date set more than four years ago, according to EDF Energy.
Sizewell C gets nearly $20B in big day for U.K. nuclear energy
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Politico: Westinghouse CEO bullish on nuclear partnership with Europe
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Serbia lifts nuclear moratorium after 35 years
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French nuclear plant lowers output due to hot river water
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Retirees and older pros return to the nuclear industry
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U.K. announces new site for mega-nuclear power station
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Framatome signs contracts with Sizewell C
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Relearning how to build nuclear in the U.K.
The effort to build the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset, England, has been “prodigious, lengthy, and increasingly costly.” So says London-based energy, business, and...
Transformer fire shuts down nuclear reactors in France
A fire this past weekend at Chinon nuclear power plant in France forced two reactors to be shut down. According to initial reports, a transformer in a nonnuclear sector of Unit 3 caught...
Czech Republic to build 4 new reactors
The Czech government is looking to accelerate the pace at which it is adding nuclear energy to its grid. Officials announced yesterday that it plans to build up to four nuclear...