HPC work suspended following fatality

The Health & Safety Executive is investigating the death of a construction worker on the site of Hinkley Point C (HPC) nuclear power station site in Somerset.

BYLOR adds JCB telehandler to fleet at HPC

BYLOR, the joint venture constructing EDF’s Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station, adds new JCB 555-210R rotating telehandler to equipment fleet.

First T-Pylon finally erected

It has taken 10 years but the first T-pylon, the first new design for an electricity pylon in Great Britain for nearly a century, has now been erected.

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 - Update on the Hinkley Point C project | January 2021

Hinkley Point C Managing Director, Stuart Crooks, gives an update on project progress and the impact of COVID-19. Just before Christmas "big Carl" lifted into position the huge 17 metre 600 tonne liner ring 'one'.

New Civil Engineer - The nuclear renaissance - Taking on the skills shortage and net zero, 25112021

With growing Parliamentary support for the Nuclear Energy Bill, which will help with financing new power stations in Britain, now is the time for nuclear. However, with numerous major infrastructure projects running in parallel, the pressing question remains: how do we create the pipeline of talent needed to regenerate our country’s nuclear capabilities in line with net zero aspirations?