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Hinkley Point C / Costs May Rise By £500m As A Result Of Covid Crisis

By David Dalton
27 January 2021

EDF also announces six-month delay for startup of first reactor
Costs May Rise By £500m As A Result Of Covid Crisis
Three massive prefabricated steel containment rings which form the reinforced cylinder around the reactor were lifted into place in December 2020. Courtesy EDF Energy.
The cost of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project in England is expected to rise by up to £500m with commercial operation of the first unit delayed by about six months, EDF said on Wednesday.

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