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France wants the UK to shoulder more of the costs of new nuclear reactors currently being built by EDF in the UK.

Newcleo's UK operations managing director sets out the benefits of its lead-cooled fast reactor technology, its plans for a demonstrator reactor and MOX fuel factory in France, and its future goal of rolling out up to 20 of its reactors in the UK.

The Chemical Engineer, by Adam Duckett, 28 Jan 24 EDF SAYS its Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant could be delayed to as late as 2031, with costs rising to £46bn (US$58bn). The project, which includes building two 1,630 MW nuclear reactors in Somerset, was estimated to cost £18bn when it was first agreed in…

LONDON -- A major nuclear plant that Britains government hopes will generate affordable, low-carbon energy could cost up to $59 billion and the completion date could be delayed to after 2029, the firm developing it said recently.

A government spokesperson said the new plant is "not a government project" and as such "any additional costs or schedule overruns are the responsibility of EDF and its partners and will in no way fall on taxpayers". The government has also just doubled its own investment into Sizewell C to £2.5bn and is in the…

The completion of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station near Bridgwater could cost billions more than the initial revised projected cost set out by…

The completion of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station near Bridgwater could cost billions more than the initial revised projected cost set out by…

The cost of the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear plant has been projected to rise again and its completion date has also been pushed back.

Francois de Beaupuy, Bloomberg News, Jan 23, 2024 (Bloomberg) -- Electricite de France SA’s nuclear project at Hinkley Point in the UK will cost as much as £10 billion ($13 billion) extra to build and take several years longer than planned, the latest in a series of setbacks for the budget and timetable of the country’s…