Our sister project Hinkley Point C

Build and repeat - the benefits of replication

Hinkley Point C (HPC) in Somerset is the first nuclear power station to be built in the UK for a generation. Sizewell C will use the same design as HPC and will be building the third and fourth in a series of UK EPR reactors.

HPC has created a huge workforce and supply chain that will be able to apply their skills to Sizewell C. Replication means Sizewell C will benefit from all the efficiencies and expertise learned by our sister project.

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Bolstering Britain's energy security

Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C will each deliver clean nuclear power to around 6 million homes for at least 60 years.

Lowering carbon emissions

Nuclear will be an essential part of the energy mix needed to reach Net Zero emissions.

Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C will produce electricity which is zero-carbon at the point of generation.

They will avoid millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide that would otherwise go into the atmosphere.

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Replicating the economic benefits

Hinkley Point C has created thousands of jobs and business opportunities across the UK.

Sizewell C will create similar economic benefits for the country and for Suffolk.

Read more about how Sizewell C is already contributing to local communities.

Check out HPC’s benefits to the south west in this socio-economic report.

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Nurturing a home-grown nuclear industry

From our apprentice welders to our nuclear engineers, crane operators and everyone in between, we’re lucky to have the brightest and the best taking their expertise and sharing it between both projects.

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HPC project update

Watch as Simon Parsons, Team HPC’s Nuclear Island Area Director, gives us the latest from different parts of HPC’s construction site. 

Reactor design

HPC and SZC will use the same UK EPR design which incorporates the latest advances in nuclear reactor technology.

Each pair of EPRs will be capable of generating 3.2GW of low-carbon electricity, enough to supply around 6 million homes.

Visit HPC’s webpage for more information on the EPR design. Delete this last line once Lorna has made the nuclear animation