The earthworks at Hinkley Point C required excavation of 2.3 million m 3 of mudstone with limestone bands, to depths of up to 34m on a site the size of 240 football pitches. Sprayed concrete, ...

The UK’s landmark next-generation nuclear plant at Hinkley Point C has had a revised cost estimate ... the cost increases "reflect challenging ground conditions which made earthworks more expensive ...

The protesters set up camp in the early hours of Sunday morning Protesters have set up camp in an abandoned farm on the site of the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset.

The final cost could be up to £22.5bn, EDF director Paul Spence says French power company EDF said the new nuclear plant it is building at Hinkley Point C will cost up to £2.9bn more than thought.

Investment for the nuclear power station at Hinkley Point has not been finalised Up to 400 contractor jobs at the new Hinkley Point C power plant ... such as building earthworks, drainage works ...

EDF Energy announced today that the projected cost of its Hinkley Point C project has increased by up to GBP2.9 billion ... "Cost increases reflect challenging ground conditions which made earthworks ...

Hinkley Point C has become the latest UK infrastructure project to admit ... EDF said the costs have arisen as a result of “challenging ground conditions, which made earthworks more expensive than ...

The final cost of the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant being built in Somerset could be as much as £46 billion, around a third more than initially expected. The completion date could also be delayed ...

EDF’s equity stake in Sizewell C, a 3.2 gigawatt nuclear station on the Suffolk Coast, is smaller than Hinkley Point. Ferracci denied that the French government was looking to use Sizewell as ...

The owner of British Gas is exploring a potential investment in Hinkley Point C as French state energy giant EDF scrambles to raise more funds for the troubled nuclear project. Centrica has held ...