Tag: Sizewell

£2.5bn of public money has been allocated to the construction of Sizewell C to dateYesterday the government announced that it has made an additional £1.3bn available to blow wind in the sails of the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant. This means that £2.5bn has...

Sizewell C is officially estimated at £20bnSizewell C has jumped through the legal hoop enabling it to release funds for mitigatory schemes and to start to apply for construction permits. The 3.2GW project was granted permission to build in July 2022, and while preparatory works...

Opponents to the Suffolk nuclear power plant lost a High Court challenge back in June and yesterday against lost again in the Court of Appeal. Campaign group Together Against Sizewell C argued that the government had failed to consider the environmental implications of the 3.2GW...

The locals need some persuadingThe extra money will help prepare the Sizewell C site in Suffolk for construction, procuring key components from the project’s supply chain, and expanding its workforce. It would see activity ramp up at the Suffolk site, supporting continued preparation works, such...

Sizewell C will replicate Hinkley Point C's design as far as possibleThe ICOSH consortium, composed of Egis, Jacobs UK, Setec TPI and Tractebel Engineering, will deliver the civil engineering design for the nuclear island at Sizewell C. The contract includes designs for the reactor, fuel...

Sizewell CThe government becomes an equal partner of Électricité de France (EDF) in the project, enabling the exit of Chinese state-owned China General Nuclear (CGN). EDF will also provide additional investment to match the government’s stake in the project. The government will work with the...

Signing the development consent order (DCO) has the effect of granting planning permission for the construction of a £25bn new nuclear plant in Suffolk. The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by NNB Nuclear Generation (SZC) Limited – which is 80% owned...

Proposed Sizewell C plantBusiness secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has published some paperwork that is a prerequisite to a new finding model. Construction of Sizewell C power station has been costed by some at £10bn; by others at nearer £40bn. The government is promoting a financing system...