2014 09 nigel knee


The Hinkley Point C Power Station

Nigel Knee, Head of External Affairs, Nuclear New Build

Severn Estuary Forum – 16 September 2014


The challenge for the electricity sector

Decarbonisation of electricity

…and do it in a way we can afford

Diverse and secure energy mix


1) Based on Cornwall Energy Associates as at 30.04.13.

EDF Energy – A UK energy leader

• The UK’s largest electricity generator, generating ~1/5 of UK electricity

• Operates 8 of the UK’s 9 nuclear power stations (9GW)

• One of the largest coal operators (2 stations, 4GW)

• A new CCGT (West Burton, 1.3GW);

• EDF Energy Renewables currently operates >400MW of onshore wind

farms in the UK and a >60MW offshore wind farm;

• Leader in Low Carbon Generation developing projects for up to 4 new

nuclear reactors, and further renewables project pipeline

• Largest electricity supplier to business customers with ~20% market

share1

• Major residential supplier of electricity and gas with ~5.5m customer

accounts, of which ~1.6m nuclear-backed Blue product accounts

Generation

Customers

5

Need for New Nuclear: Low Carbon Generation (figures for 2013)

Contribution of

low-carbon

electricity today

Gas 27%

Coal 35% Oil 1%

Nuclear

18%

Wind and Solar

Hydro & others

Imports

Source: UK Energy in Brief 2014

6%

9%

4%

Nuclear New Build, September 2014 © EDF Energy plc. All rights reserved.


UK Energy in Brief 2014 Department of Energy and Climate Change


Potentially suitable sites for UK New Nuclear Build

EDF Energy nuclear

power stations

Other nuclear power

stations

EDF Energy Site in NPS

Other sites in 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

Horizon

NuGen


EPRTM

4500 MW Thermal

Power

1630 MW Electrical

Power

Two units at HPC =

3.2 GW

7% of UK current

requirement

60 Year Life

Chart of Hinkley Point C area


Offshore structures


Environmental protection

• Internationally designated areas offshore

- Special Protection Area (estuary and mudflats)

- Special Area of Conservation (Severn Estuary)

• Measures employed to minimise adverse impacts

- Long cooling water tunnels

- Low velocity intake design

- Fish recovery and return system

- Acoustic fish deterrence at cooling water intakes


Intake design and fish deterrence (conceptual)


One possible means of deployment

Predicted sound field around

intakes to deflect fish.

Acoustic Fish Deterrents (AFD)

One possible means of deployment

Predicted sound field around

intakes to deflect fish.

Acoustic Fish Deterrents (AFD)


Intake Head: ‘Low-velocity, side-entry’ (LVSE) design

Direction of tidal flow

Intake Head: ‘Low-velocity, side-entry’ (LVSE) design

Direction of tidal flow

Combwich Wharf on the River Parrett



10,000,000 tonnes CO2 avoided each year

2,500,000 tonnes of concrete

25,000 construction jobs

power for 5,000,000 homes for 60 years…..

….1,500,000,000,000 units (kWh) of electricity

900 operational staff


High value capital intense infrastructure projects provide

construction jobs, up-skilling and economic stimulus

Employment

Jobs at Hinkley point

Diversity

Supply Chain

Growing capability

Engage and inspire

Education Skills

Local

Productivity

Engaged social partnership

HINKLEY

POINT C

Pathways to apprentice

Somerset benefits

Encouraging diversity

• 25,000 employment

opportunities on site during

construction, and 900 during

operation

• £100million per year invested

at peak construction, and

£40m per year during

operation

Keeping the community informed

• Regular newsletters

• News stories

• Community forums

• Visitor centre

• Local authority liaison

• Local office


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