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How much does the British nuclear plant Hinkley Point C cost?
Current EDF cost estimate (two reactors)
💡 Two large reactors in Somerset that will supply about 7% of UK electricity. Nuclear plants are notorious for overruns.
Answer
€54B
€54,000,000,000 · Construction cost · 2024
In 2016 it was budgeted at £18B. It would be one of the most expensive power plants ever built.
About £46B in today's prices (£31–35B in 2015 prices).
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