A NUCLEAR power station in Somerset is expecting to create 1,700 new jobs over the next year. Hinkley Point C s 2021 socio-economic impact report also highlights the project has spent £3.2billion with South West based businesses - more than twice the initial target. The 1,700 new roles will be in construction, welding, electrical, equipment installation and more, and they are hoping these will help the South West recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Managing director of Hinkley Point C, Stuart Crooks, said the report shows the project is able to help create jobs and opportunity - as well as fight against climate change. As we come out of the pandemic, we hope to safely increase the numbers working on the project and create jobs just as they are needed most, he said.
The latest socio-economic report for the project says it will also hire 1,700 people in the next year, with the new jobs including roles in construction,
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By Jordan Marshall2021-05-25T05:01:00+01:00
Move comes as project looks to make up time after social distancing rules hit productivity
Hinkley Point C has revealed that it expects to hire more than 1,500 people as it pushes to complete the project in the wake of the pandemic.
According to EDF, the French energy giant behind the project, the scheme has fallen half a year behind schedule because of restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
Social distancing rules meant the scheme fell six months behind schedule
The job is now expected to cost up to £23bn, with Stuart Crooks, Hinkley Point C managing director, saying at the time that when the pandemic struck the team running the scheme had postponed some work to allow for social distancing on site.