Proposed Nuclear Power Development: Hinkley Point C, An Update – Nigel Knee

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Proposed Nuclear Power Station
Development: Hinkley Point C
– an update
Nigel Knee
Severn Estuary Forum
23rd September 2011

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About EDF Energy
• UK’s biggest electricity generator
• Operator of 8 nuclear power stations
• Continued operation of two coal-fired stations
• Development of new gas-fired power stations
• Renewables – onshore and offshore wind
• New nuclear power stations
- 4 EPR units in the UK
- Preferred sites are Hinkley Point & Sizewell
• Gas and electricity supplier to 5.5 million customers
• We employee 15,000 people across the UK

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Why nuclear?
Decarbonisation of electricity
…help keep the (low carbon) lights on
Diverse and secure energy mix

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Electricity supplied by fuel type 2010
Contribution of
low-carbon
electricity today
Gas 47%
Coal 28%
Oil 1%
Nuclear
16%
Wind - 3%
Hydro &
others - 4%
Imports - 1%
Source: UK Energy in Brief 2011

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Government’s view – National Policy Statements
(July 2011)
- urgency of the need for new electricity capacity
- At least 59GW of new capacity by 2025
- 33GW from renewable sources by 2025
- need for 18GW of new non-renewable capacity, plus 8GW
already under construction
- new nuclear power should be free to contribute as much as
possible
Source: Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy, DECC, June 2011

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UK nuclear power station sites
EDF Energy nuclear
power stations
Other nuclear power
stations
EDF Energy Site in draft
NPS
Other sites in draft NPS
Sizewell
Torness
Hartlepool
Dungeness
Hunterston
Heysham
Hinkley Point
Wylfa
Oldbury
Bradwell
Sellafield
Note: The assessment process
for potential new build sites did
not apply in Scotland

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Hinkley
Point
Bridgwater
Burnham-on-Sea

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Special Area of Conservation
Special Protection Area
SSSI
AONB
Bridgwater
Hinkley
Point

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New Nuclear Vision
• Safety,
reliability, and
sustainability
• Maximise
Benefits
• Mitigate
Impacts

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Hinkley Point C – Ongoing activities: land
remediation

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Environmental mitigation (1) – bat house

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Environmental mitigation (2) – artificial badger sett

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Environmental mitigation (3) – temporary badger
sett

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Temporary jetty – view from Burnham-on-Sea
JettyHinkley Point B

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Hinkley Point C - Next steps
• Commence site preparatory works
(subject to clearance of conditions)
• Obtain consent for temporary jetty
(Marine Management Organisation)
• Application for Development Consent Order
(Infrastructure Planning Commission)
• Progress application for Nuclear Site Licence
(Office for Nuclear Regulation)
• Consultation on environmental discharge
authorisations (Environment Agency)