Hinkley Point C is £2.2bn over budget and a year behind schedule, EDF admits

Cost of controversial nuclear power plant in Somerset has risen to £20.3bn and is now 15 months behind schedule, says French energy firmThe UK’s first nuclear power station for more than two decades is running billions of pounds over budget and more than a year behind schedule, EDF has admitted.The French state-owned company said that costs for two new reactors at Hinkley Point C in Somerset had climbed £2.2bn to a total of £20.3bn. Continue reading...