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French auditor recommends EDF delays UK Sizewell investment decision.

French State body says nuclear energy group should ensure international projects do not
delay domestic programme. France’s state auditor has said that French
nuclear company EDF should not make a final investment decision in the UK’s
Sizewell C reactor project until it has reduced its exposure to its other
British development, Hinkley Point C.

The Cour des comptes also said state-owned EDF must ensure that any international projects are profitable, and must not delay the programme of new nuclear projects in France. The auditors’ comments on Tuesday came just hours after the Financial Times
reported that the construction cost of the Sizewell C project in Suffolk
was likely to reach £40bn, double the estimate in 2020.

FT 14th Jan 2025 https://www.ft.com/content/9a6f1e55-91e2-4173-8c17-f67da0962201

January 17, 2025 - Posted by | business and costs

2 Comments »

  1. UK could quickly shift to factory built SMRs from Rolls Royce. 3.2 GWs is 6 or 7 RR units.

    RR and Sheffield Forge wield a long track record of building SMRs for the Royal Navy. Home grown. They can be online before Sizewell C was scheduled to operate.

    ANDREW D. PATERSON's avatar Comment by ANDREW D. PATERSON | January 17, 2025 | Reply


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