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Leadership change at Hinkley Point C

Mark HartleyÉlectricité de France (EDF) has named Mark Hartley as the next chief executive of Hinkley Point C project from 1st July. Hartley will replaced…

adminMarch 25, 2026

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Trial dates set for HPC prosecutions

Hinkley Point C contractors are facing two separate prosecutions brought by the Office for Nuclear Regulation for safety offencesA date has been set for the…

adminFebruary 18, 2026

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Fire enforcement notices served on Hinkley Point C contractors

The Hinkley Point C construction site in SomersetInspections by safety officials in December revealed failings in the fire safety arrangements of the MEH alliance, the…

adminFebruary 6, 2026

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Second HPC reactor arrives

The twin nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C has taken delivery of its second nuclear reactor. The first arrived in 2023, six years after…

adminJanuary 13, 2026

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Hinkley Point C contractors deny health and safety offences

The prosecutions have been brought by the Office for Nuclear Regulation, the national nuclear regulator for safety, security and safeguardsBristol magistrates yesterday hosted the first…

adminDecember 16, 2025

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Fire enforcement notice served on Hinkley Point JV

Many of the buildings on site awere found to have inadequate fire precautionsThe Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served a fire enforcement notice on…

adminDecember 2, 2025

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Another big lift for Big Carl

The transfer compartment pool is lifted into the Unit 2 reactor buildingThe 5,000-tonne capacity Sarens SGC-250, otherwise known as Big Carl, has lifted transfer compartment…

adminOctober 16, 2025

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Crane drivers let go at Hinkley Point

Tower cranes have been a big part of the construction of Hinkley Point C but they are now starting to come down, although full project…

adminSeptember 16, 2025

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New project director for Hinkley Point C

The 245-tonne dome of Hinkley Point C’s second reactor building was lifted into place in July this yearAfter four years at the helm, Christopher Wilkinson…

adminSeptember 11, 2025

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Hinkley Point contractors face second safety prosecution

Both sets of legal proceedings follow investigations by the Office for Nuclear RegulationThe Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has notified Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing…

adminAugust 19, 2025