goingcritical:hinkley-point-c-2United Kingdom · Power reactor
Hinkley Point C-2
Status: Under construction Reactor status full glossary → Announced Publicly announced — a site and design are proposed, but construction has not begun. Site preparation Early site and civil works are under way; the first safety-related ("nuclear") concrete has not yet been poured. Under construction Formal construction has begun, marked by the first nuclear concrete. Fuel loaded Nuclear fuel has been loaded into the core. The reactor is fuelled but has not yet gone critical. Critical Has reached first criticality — a self-sustaining chain reaction, usually at low power — but is not yet connected to the grid. Grid connected Synchronised to the electrical grid and exporting power for the first time, but still in commissioning and power-ascension testing — not yet in commercial service. In commercial operation — the operator has formally declared the unit in regular commercial service. Shut down Permanently shut down and no longer generating; may be defuelled, undergoing decommissioning, or preserved in place. Canceled Abandoned before completion.
Site: Bridgwater, Somerset
No firm EDF date for unit 2; generally expected about a year after unit 1, which EDF targets for start of electricity production in 2030
Details
| Design | EPR |
| Electrical output | 1,630 MWe |
Milestone history
- Announced —
- Construction start December 2019
- Fuel load —
- First criticality —
- Grid connection —
- Commercial operation —