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- Jun 1, 203050% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Hinkley Point C Reactor 1 Online
- Hinkley Point C in Somerset is two EPR reactors (2 x 1,630 MWe, 3,260 MWe), owned 76.69% by EDF Energy and 23.31% by China General Nuclear, operated by NNB Generation Company[1]
- Construction began in March 2017 with completion then expected in 2025; delays are attributed to COVID-19, Brexit and budget overruns[1]
- EDF confirmed lower-than-expected productivity in electromechanical installation, so Unit 1 start-up moves to 2030, a year after the previous best case (2029), two years behind the 2027 revised timetable and five behind the original 2025[2][3]
- Cost is £35bn in 2015 prices, about £48bn at today's prices (up £1.4bn), almost double the initial £18bn estimate[1][2][3]
- Progress per EDF results: Unit 1 civil works 94% by concrete volume, 24 primary loop welds finished in January, safety injection pumps installed; Unit 2 dome lifted and reactor pressure vessel delivered; the M&E programme is still behind[2][3]
- Hinkley received £1.6bn from Sizewell C for expertise[2][3]
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- [1]50%en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinkley_Point_C_nuclear_power_stationen.wikipedia.org· Posted Sep 11, 2026· Starts Jun 1, 2030 ✓· 52% of score
Given as a target, not a fixed date, per en.wikipedia.org: "…s. As of 2026, Unit 1 of the station is projected to come online in 2030, while the overall project…"
- [2]74%Hinkley Point C M&E productivity hit pushes Unit 1 start-up to 2030industrialisedconstruction.co.uk· Published Mar 2, 2026· 25% of score
Industrialised Construction's headline - "Hinkley Point C M&E productivity hit pushes Unit 1 start-up to 2030" - corroborates the same 2030 target, though the article body was truncated on fetch so only the headline itself could be verified.
- [3]78%M&E delay pushes Hinkley C first reactor start up back a yearconstructionenquirer.com· Published Feb 22, 2026· 24% of score
The Construction Enquirer reports M&E delays pushing "Hinkley C first reactor start up back a year" to 2030, directly matching the pin's stored estimated date and its dateConfidenceReasoning.
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