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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

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 ...

EDF Energy, which is leading the Hinkley Point C expansion in England ... reflect challenging ground conditions which made earthworks more expensive than anticipated, revised action plan targets ...