EDF Gains Approval to Start Construction for UK's Hinkley Point C Project

摘要

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulationrnhas granted consent for constructionrnto start at EDF's Hinkley C nuclear plantrnproject in southwest England.rnThe French utility's £18 billion (US$23rnbillion) project will be the first nuclearrnplant to be built in Britain in more thanrn20 years. The regulatory milestonernfor the project grants permission forrnplacement of the concrete for the firstrnsafety-related structure at the plant; thernfirst of two reactors at Hinkley Point Crnis slated for completion in 2025. EDF isrnbuilding the plant with China GeneralrnNuclear Power Corp., which holdsrna 33.5 percent share in the project.