IChemE laments continued chaos over Hinkley

Posted on 29 Jul 2016 by Jonny Williamson

The Institution of Chemical Engineers has expressed grave concern at the UK Government’s last minute review of the contract with EDF for the construction of Britain’s first nuclear power station in a generation.

CGI impression of Hinkley Point C – image courtesy of EDF Energy. The £20bn Hinkley Point C project, sited on the Somerset coast, is intended to deliver a 3.2 GW  nuclear power station based around two pressurised water reactors designed by Areva. According to IChemE, the delay brings further confusion to…

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