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SUMMARY:Planning for the next generation of UK nuclear power plants - Dr N
 igel Knee\, EDF
DTSTART:20131210T140000Z
DTEND:20131210T160000Z
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CONTACT:Jo Boyle
DESCRIPTION:The lecture will consider the reasons why the Government has a
  clear policy that new nuclear power stations should have a role in meetin
 g the country’s future electricity needs and making the transition to a 
 low carbon economy. EDF Energy has set out plans to build four EPR reactor
 s at two sites in the UK – Hinkley Point in Somerset and Sizewell in Suf
 folk. These two new power stations would have a combined capacity of over 
 6\,400 MW\, and thus be capable of meeting some 12% of the UK’s electric
 ity demand. This lecture will consider the factors to be considered when s
 electing sites for new nuclear power stations\, and describe the planning\
 , consenting and licensing processes. Progress with the Hinkley Point C an
 d other EDF projects will be described\, and an outline given of some of t
 he key features of the pressurised water reactor technology at the heart o
 f the power plant.
LOCATION:Cambridge University Engineering Department\, Lecture Room 4
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