Four-reactor nuclear project plan for former Cottam power station

US nuclear specialist and EDF submit plans for 1.3GW project

EDF, Trillium issued ONR improvement notices

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served improvement notices to EDF and contractor Trillium Flow Services UK Ltd over shortfalls in asbestos recording at Torness Nuclear Power Station.

AtkinsRéalis wins multi‑year framework with EDF to support Sizewell C construction

AtkinsRéalis has been appointed to a wide-ranging professional services framework, continuing its support of EDF as it constructs Sizewell C. The post AtkinsRéalis wins multi‑year framework with EDF to support Sizewell C construction appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Nuclear win for AtkinsRéalis

AtkinsRéalis has been appointed to a professional services framework by EDF and Sizewell C, extending the work it is doing on Hinkley Point C for five years, and adding a new role at Sizewell C.

EDF and JCB back charter to protect 250,000 women with inclusive PPE

EDF and JCB are among a number of firms to have signed up for union GMB’s new charter to protect 250,000 women with inclusive personal protective equipment (PPE). The post EDF and JCB back charter to protect 250,000 women with inclusive PPE appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

EDF - Hinkley Point C - Site Tour, 16062022

Join Hinkley Point C’s Delivery Director, Nigel Cann, for his latest tour of the building site. Construction has stepped up following the subsiding of the pandemic, with around 8,000 people now working on site. The nuclear power station will be vital in helping the UK fight climate change, and in ensuring energy security. It will generate reliable, low-carbon electricity for 6 million homes and will work alongside wind and solar in place of fossil fuels

EDF - EPR technology that will power Hinkley Point C & Sizewell C, 21072016

An introduction to the EPR technology that will power the new nuclear power stations at Hinkley Point C & Sizewell C EPRs – also known as European Pressurised Water Reactors – are based on tried and tested nuclear reactor designs, enhanced with technological improvements. The EPR is a third generation Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR). EDF already runs 58 PWRs in France, as well as Sizewell B in Suffolk, and there are 277 successfully operating around the world.

EDF - Take a tour of Sizewell B nuclear power station

Ever wondered what it's like inside a nuclear power station? Join Graduate Apprentice Poppy Able on a tour of Sizewell B power station.

EDF - Four years of progress at Hinkley Point C - CGI model, 13042021

Hinkley Point C has come a long way since the main construction phase began in 2016. Watch the CGI video to see how much has changed... and what the site will look like on completion

EDF - Why are cranes used in construction? - Lifting operations at Hinkley Point C 19042021

Find out how cranes enable us to build faster at Hinkley Point C. And the role of equations – like Pythagoras’ Theorem – in helping our lifting teams calculate how to lift different loads around site. This episode features Leonie Smith and Ashley Daniels, Head of Lifting and Temporary Works, from Hinkley Point C