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Hinkley Point C-2

EPR · 1,630 MWe · Under construction · commercial operation est. 2031

Current state

StatusUnder construction
DesignEPR (PWR)
Net capacity1,630 MWe
CountryUnited Kingdom
VendorEDF/Framatome
Owner / operatorNNB Generation Company (EDF)
Construction start2020
Original COD target
Current COD estimate2031
Schedule slippage

Notes

Reactor pressure vessel installed June 2026; tracks ~12 months behind unit 1. Bulk-seeded 2026-07-13 from the WNA under-construction table (updated 2026-06-16). Capacity is design-typical net output; construction dates are provisional. Verification agent to confirm against IAEA PRIS and append milestones.

Milestone log

  • 2026-06-16Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2030 (source)
  • 2026-07-28Correction: current COD estimate revised to 2031 after review against PRIS and the latest WNA reactor table (was 2030). (source)

The milestone log is append-only: corrections are recorded as new entries, never rewrites. Full history via /api/v1/changes.

Sources

  1. https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide
  2. https://pris.iaea.org/pris/
  3. https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=GB