Overbudget: Britain's $57BN Nuclear Nightmare
What went wrong at Hinkley Point C — Europe's largest construction site.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuclear-energy-what-you-need-to-know
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/edfs-nuclear-project-britain-pushed-back-2029-may-cost-up-34-bln-2024-01-23/
https://www.neimagazine.com/news/more-delays-and-cost-increases-for-hinkley-point-c-11463560/
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/appendices/nuclear-development-in-the-united-kingdom#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20greatest%20achievement's,grid%2Dconnected%20since%20August).
00:00 Intro
00:47 History
02:07 Nuclear in the UK
03:04 The HPC Site
05:33 The Construction
08:03 The Problems
09:48 Environmental Impact
11:23 Learning Lessons
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This video contains paid promotion for Brilliant.
Additional footage and images courtesy of EDF Energy, IAEA, BBC, Disney + Pixar, FRANCE 24, Georgia Power, GLOBAL 2000 / CC BY-ND 2.0, Nickelodeon and UK Government.
Research sources:
https://www.edfenergy.com/
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuclear-energy-what-you-need-to-know
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/edfs-nuclear-project-britain-pushed-back-2029-may-cost-up-34-bln-2024-01-23/
https://www.neimagazine.com/news/more-delays-and-cost-increases-for-hinkley-point-c-11463560/
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/appendices/nuclear-development-in-the-united-kingdom#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20greatest%20achievement's,grid%2Dconnected%20since%20August).
00:00 Intro
00:47 History
02:07 Nuclear in the UK
03:04 The HPC Site
05:33 The Construction
08:03 The Problems
09:48 Environmental Impact
11:23 Learning Lessons
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