{"docs":"https://www.nuclearnewsnetwork.com/tracker","terms":"History surfaces — append-only milestone logs, event/change feeds, and full JSON snapshots — are provided under the NNN Data License Terms (https://www.nuclearnewsnetwork.com/data-license): journalism, research, citation and AI answering are expressly permitted royalty-free with attribution; systematic bulk extraction, dataset redistribution, and embedding in commercial products or training corpora require a commercial license.","terms_url":"https://www.nuclearnewsnetwork.com/data-license","attribution":{"text":"Nuclear News Network, \"NNN Reactor Project Tracker\", https://www.nuclearnewsnetwork.com/tracker","url":"https://www.nuclearnewsnetwork.com/tracker"},"unit":{"slug":"hinkley-point-c-2","name":"Hinkley Point C-2","plant":"Hinkley Point C","unit":2,"country":"GB","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"EPR","capacity_mw_net":1630,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"EDF/Framatome","owner_operator":"NNB Generation Company (EDF)","vendor_id":"org:framatome","owner_operator_ids":["org:nnb-genco"],"design_id":"design:epr","site_id":"site:hinkley-point-c","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2020,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2031,"milestones":[{"date":"2026-06-16","event":"Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2030","source":"https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide"},{"date":"2026-07-28","event":"Correction: current COD estimate revised to 2031 after review against PRIS and the latest WNA reactor table (was 2030).","source":"https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide"},{"date":"2025-07-17","event":"Containment building dome hoisted into place at unit 2, completing major civil works on the reactor building","source":"https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/containment-dome-of-hinkley-point-c-unit-2-installed"},{"date":"2026-01-12","event":"Reactor pressure vessel (500 tonnes, Framatome Saint-Marcel) delivered to the Hinkley Point C site for unit 2","source":"https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/in-pictures-second-hinkley-point-c-reactor-vessel-delivered-to-site"},{"date":"2026-08-01","event":"Second reactor vessel lifted into place by Big Carl and installed in the reactor building (summer 2026; exact date N/A); unit-2 delivery running 20-30% faster than unit 1 (EDF)","source":"https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/nuclear-new-build-projects/hinkley-point-c/news-and-views"}],"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=GB","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/containment-dome-of-hinkley-point-c-unit-2-installed","https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/nuclear-new-build-projects/hinkley-point-c/news-and-views"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Reactor vessel installed summer 2026 (EDF operator, corroborated by PluggedIn newsletter) — resolves Jan-2026 'installation not yet confirmed'. Unit 2 ~12 months behind unit 1 (startup 2030, ~GBP35bn). ONR extended BYLOR improvement notices to Sep 14 2026 after a Jun formwork fall seriously injured a worker (INSite citing ONR) — regulatory watch item, not a construction milestone.","tags":["gb","epr"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null}}