Fire Extinguished at Hinkley Point C Nuclear Site Construction Sunday, January 4, 2026 hinkleypointc fire nuclear construction safety edf ukenergy incident firefighting strike In the early hours of Friday, January 2, a fire broke out within an office block at the Hinkley Point C (HPC) nuclear power station construction site. The fire originated in an air conditioning unit and was reported shortly … Read More
Fire Breaks Out at Hinkley Point C Construction Site Sunday, January 4, 2026 hinkleypointc fire construction nuclear safety emergency edf incident strike energy In the early hours of Friday, January 2, a fire erupted in an air conditioning unit inside an office block at the Hinkley Point C (HPC) nuclear power station construction site. The incident occurred shortly after 3:30 am, … Read More
Hinkley Point C: New 1,000-Bed Workforce Campus Planned Near M5 Junction 24 Services Sunday, July 27, 2025 hinkley construction campus somerset m5 workforce edf accommodation planning infrastructure A substantial new campus designed to accommodate 1,000 workers at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is planned near Somerset’s latest motorway services on the M5. This development addresses the anticipated peak … Read More
Hinkley Point C Receives Improvement Notice Over Tower Crane Safety Concerns Monday, May 12, 2025 hinkleypointc cranesafety onr construction nuclear healthsafety edf somerset infrastructure compliance Hinkley Point C, the prominent nuclear power station project in Somerset, has been issued an improvement notice by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) due to concerns over the monitoring and management of tower cranes on … Read More
Rat Infestation Sparks Concern at Hinkley Point C Power Plant in Somerset Wednesday, April 9, 2025 hinkley point c edf trade unions rodent infestation construction nuclear reactor health and safety industrial action somerset rat outbreak nuclear power plant The construction site of the new nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point C in Somerset has reportedly become overrun with what workers are calling “nuclear rats,” sparking serious concerns about health and safety. Unite … Read More
Controversy Surrounding Plan to Flood Farmland Monday, November 18, 2024 farmland controversy edf salt marsh opposition biodiversity council flooding conservation planning conditions The controversial plan by EDF to flood hundreds of acres of farmland near Kingston Seymour, North Somerset, has been met with strong opposition. The proposed conversion of agricultural land into a salt marsh has sparked … Read More