Hinkley Point C: supply low-carbon energy to 6 million households in the United Kingdom

EDF Energy has launched the construction of two new reactors on the Hinkley Point site allowing the country to cover 7 % of its electricity needs.

Within the framework of this project, Framatome has been awarded several sub-contracting agreements by NNB*.

• activities linked to the production of the two nuclear steam supply systems, from their engineering and their procurement, through to their commissioning;
• execution and supply of the emergency and safety I&C system for the NPP;
• the engineering and procurement of external supplies, machines and specific valves (safety valves of the pressurizer, severe accident valves and spray valves);
• the supply of components and equipment necessary for fuel operations.

*NNB is the structure created by EDF Energy, EDF’s UK subsidiary for the Hinkley Point project, in partnership with the Chinese nuclear group CGNC (China General Nuclear Corporation).

• October 2013: Signature of partnership agreements between AREVA, EDF, CGN and CNNC
• October 2014: Positive decision from the European Commission
• 2015 : London and Beijing sign the agreement paving the way for the construction of two EPR reactors at Hinkley Point
• July 2016: EDF’s Board of Directors approves the final investment decision
• September 2016: Agreement from the British government for the construction of two EPR reactors at Hinkley Point C and completion of signature of the contracts between AREVA NP and the project stakeholders in the UK
• March 31, 2017: First concrete successfully poured for power station galleries
• March 2022: Installation of “liner ring 2” on the first reactor building