Further plans include the construction of a sea wall and a jetty for ships to deliver sand, aggregate and cement for concrete production. While EDF and CGN, which is partnering the French firm on … 21 September 2015, Government announces £2 billion loan guarantee for the project. It is planned that more than 600 heavy fabrications, including the five major parts of each unit’s steel containment liner and dome will be positioned by the SGC-250. The business group set out a series of priorities to decarbonise the UK economy and called on the Government to use a forthcoming energy white paper to give more clarity on its vision. CGN also has the option of taking a 20 per cent stake in the new Sizewell C plant in Suffolk, but is likely to face growing pressure in light of the UK government’s decision to limit Chinese involvement in its critical national infrastructure. ", https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/08/15/questions-raised-chinas-involvement-hinkley-point-us-trade-blacklist/, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/spy-warning-on-chinese-nuclear-company-cgn-china-general-nuclear-trrh0hftv, "Hinkley nuclear power plant recommended for approval", "Britain's nuclear strategy exposed at Hinkley Point", "Hinkley Point nuclear power station: a new type of nationalisation", "EDF plans longer life extensions for UK AGRs", "Written Ministerial Statement on energy policy: The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, 18 October 2010", "Hinkley Point C New Nuclear Power Station", "Coastal wind farm would destroy bird haven say protesters", "Nuclear land deal leaves Lady Gass '£50m richer, "Centrica withdraws from new UK nuclear projects", "MPs and academics call for National Audit Office to review nuclear negotiations", "Nuclear setback as EC attacks Hinkley Point subsidy deal", "European Commission likely to find Hinkley aid illegal: Europe", "EU regulators investigate EDF British nuclear project", "Judge allows Ireland's National Trust to challenge Hinkley power plant go-ahead", "Hinkley Point C — Court of appeal rejects challenge", "Pressure mounting over £16bn nuclear site for Hinkley Point", "Commission Decision of 08.10.2014 on the Aid Measure SA.34947 (2013/C) (ex 2013/N)", "Austria to file legal complaint against UK's Hinkley Point nuclear plans", "Austria fails in attempt to block Hinkley Point C", "Nuclear delay: EDF admits Hinkley Point won't be ready by 2023", "Report claims UK nuclear costs 'highest in world' as EDF admits Hinkley Point delay", "EDF admits Hinkley Point funding not finalised as it extends life of old reactors", "Decision on new nuclear power plant 'delayed, "Hinkley Point C: EDF's Board of Directors approves the final investment decision", "Resignation of EDF director paves way for Hinkley Point go-ahead", "Government delays Hinkley nuclear decision despite EDF approval for £18bn project", "Hinkley Point is a test of mutual trust between UK and China", "Hinkley Point nuclear power station: Whitehall officials 'exploring ways UK could pull out of deal, "China 'will refuse' to rewrite terms of Hinkley Point C nuclear plant deal", "UK government could approve Hinkley Point but delay Essex project", "Hinkley Point C nuclear power station gets government green light", "Hinkley Point: UK approves nuclear plant deal", "UN asks UK to suspend work on Hinkley Point", "GES006 - British Cellophane Factory, Bridgwater", "Hinkley Point C: the colossus Whitehall wants but is struggling to believe in", "Revised submission following EDF Updated Draft Development Consent Order and Proposed Mitigation", "Hinkley Point: What is it and why is it important? The researchers from the University of Sussex, Prof. Andy Stirling and Dr. Phil Johnstone, stated that the costs of the Trident nuclear submarine programme would be prohibitive without "an effective subsidy from electricity consumers to military nuclear infrastructure". Above: Workers stand on the base of the first reactor. [10], According to December 2017 estimates, Hinkley is being built for £20.3bn by 2025, to be paid over a 35 year period. [6], The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) on 28 March 2017 granted its first consent to begin construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant. Its reliable low carbon power will be essential for a future with no unabated coal & gas and a large expansion of renewable power – @edfehinkleyc | @Andrew4Pendle https://t.co/17LGcTA73W, — PoliticsHome – Central Lobby (@CentralLobby) June 28, 2019 There were also concerns about the role of the Chinese state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group - which owns 17 per cent of EDF - in the project.