2011 08 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 Forum23rd September 2011


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


Why nuclear?

Decarbonisation of electricity

…help keep the (low carbon) lights on

Diverse and secure energy mix


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


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


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

OldburyBradwell

Sellafield

Note: The assessment process

for potential new build sites did

not apply in Scotland


Hinkley

Point

Bridgwater

Burnham-on-Sea


Special Area of Conservation

Special Protection Area

SSSI

AONB

Bridgwater

Hinkley

Point


New Nuclear Vision

• Safety,

reliability, and

sustainability

• Maximise

Benefits

• Mitigate

Impacts


Hinkley Point C – Ongoing activities: land

remediation


Environmental mitigation (1) – bat house


Environmental mitigation (2) – artificial badger sett


Environmental mitigation (3) – temporary badger

sett


Temporary jetty – view from Burnham-on-Sea

JettyHinkley Point B


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)

2011 08 proposed nuclear power development: hinkley point c, an update – nigel knee

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