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SUMMARY:Hinkley Point C - breaking new ground for UK nuclear energy - Dr N
 igel Knee\, EDF
DTSTART:20170119T163000Z
DTEND:20170119T180000Z
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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 lo
 w carbon economy. EDF Energy has now made the decision to build a new nucl
 ear power station at Hinkley Point C in Somerset\, and to develop plans fo
 r new reactors at Sizewell in Suffolk and Bradwell in Essex\, working in p
 artnership with CGN of China. This lecture will cover the steps involved i
 n taking forward a policy for nuclear new build\, the development phase fo
 r such mega-projects and establishing project organisations capable of del
 ivery. This will include the factors to be considered when selecting sites
  for new nuclear power stations\; the planning\, consenting and licensing 
 processes\; financing\; organisational design and contractual frameworks. 
 Progress with Hinkley Point C and other projects will be described\, and a
 n outline given of some of the key features of the pressurised water react
 or technology at the heart of the power plant."
LOCATION:Department of Engineering - LT6
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