Hinkley Point C

Community Relations
Supply Chain Engagement1

Hinkley Point C

Hinkley Point C

2 X 1.6 GW EPR• Construction began in Sept 2016
• Target for commissioning June 2027
• Adapted for UK regulations – a “UK EPR”

Hinkley Point C•

First new nuclear power station in ageneration•Essential in the fight against climatechange and to build a secure, resilientsystem.

•Will provide Six million homes with low
carbon energy – 7% of UK demand•£18billion investment in Britain. £5 billion
expected to be spent in the South West.

•25,000 job opportunities – thousandswith local peopleProject Phasing• Unit 1 operational in 2029, followed by Unit 2 in 2030.
• Cost (2015 prices) of £31-£34 billion.

64.5% of all HPC’s activities have been completed in theseven years since the Final Investment Decision in 20164

Latest Progress: The Path to Dome Lift
To achieve Dome Lift focus was on four
key areas:
1.
2.
3.
4.

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Completing the internal civil structures
Introducing key equipment
Preparing the Dome ready for lifting
Building and lifting in the Polar CraneNC

Dome Lift
• The 245-tonne steel dome has beensuccessfully lifted into place.
• The lift was carefully planned to takeadvantage of a weather window toallow the manoeuvre to becompleted in low wind conditions.
• The Polar Crane is now protected
and the building is now weathertight.
• This accelerates civil construction
work to MEH.

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Hinkley Point C

Stakeholder Engagement

Delivering the Development Consent Order

55,000 pages,
126 binders

Environmental
Statement

Construction Workforce
Development

Economic Strategy

Education Strategy

Accommodation Strategy

2008 – 2024: Long Term Engagement2024
October
2008

November2009August2011March2013

ONGOING COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT• Main Site Forum• Community Forum

Start of Preliminary
Engagement

Start of Formal
Consultation

Engaged withalmost

6,500

consultees

109,000

Unique visitors
to consultation
websiteEnd of Formal
Consultation

Continuation and building ofrelationships forged throughout
consultation phase.

34 Public

Exhibitions

The consultation, which influenced final proposals,
prompted more than 2,000 responses, from whichalmost33,000 comments were extracted.
1010HPC Granted DCO• Transport Forum• Socio-Economic
Advisory Group• Education andEmployment and SkillsGroup2008 – 2024: Long Term Engagement
LEFT: Virtual exhibition
to support a change inHPCs design

BELOW: A face to faceexhibition event held withthe local community• Face to face engagement has continued since 2008.
• Today we are making best use of available
technology and offering routes into virtualexhibitions and events.

Engagement Structure

Established under Section 106 Planning
Agreement

HPC Monitoring Group

PublicStatutory Bodies
General Public and Contractors

Direct Engagement
3 Independently Chaired Public Forums
Run quarterly, the Community Forum, Main Site Forum and Transport Forum are open to the public and allow
full site updates as well as wider, strategic issues.

Regular Meetings with Key Statutory Bodies
Covering all socio-economic subject areas such as accommodation, transport, education, employment andskills, health and tourism.

A Visitor Information Centre
Fully trained staff are able to update on progress, answer questions and manage complex enquiries.

24 Hour Telephone LineA free-phone number accessible at all times to answer queries and react quickly to emergency situations

Visits to the Hinkley Point C Site
Monthly public tours as well as pre-arranged tours for societies, colleges, public bodies and businesses.

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External Communication Channels
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Quarterly magazine distributed to 1,000’s of
local people in hard copy and electronically.
Dedicated HPC Website provides updates andinsights.
E-mail bulletins provided to all those who wish
to be informed of the latest news.
Twitter and Instagram feeds show progress
and wide variety of content.
Visitor CentreSupporting Local Services and Providing Wider Benefits
Hinkley Health has a full timeDr, 16 nurses and otherprivate services. It is reducing
demand on local services.

Hinkley Point C funds 6 fulltime police officers to
support the Community. The
help to overcome challenges
and help workforce
integration.

The Hinkley Point C Community Fund•••£20 million fund being delivered to local projects
since 2012.
Designed to remove or reduce impact and improve
the social, economic or environmental wellbeing ofcommunities and improve quality of life.
£15 million of the value has been provided to local
projects so far.

Socio Economic Development – A Pipeline of Opportunity

Bridging the gap between
education and work17

Socio Economic Development – Centers of Excellence
Diverse Training Routes

Skills, Training and Employment•

Hinkley Point C proves that the transition to net-zero can alsodeliver huge social and economic benefits, changing lives andcommunities for the better.

•New training centres will offer 30,000 places as we reach peak
construction. The project will help them to upgrade their skills to
get better jobs, better pay which in turns supports regional
productivity.

HPC has a very complex Supply Chain…..

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From Global to Local…

• Strategic direction to support British business –increasing national industrial capability.
• Across the country c.22,000 people are currently
working on HPC.

64%

• Delivery of UK-wide programme of engagement andtraining. Including large supply chain conferences and“meet the buyer events”.
ofthe value of HPC
will be with UKbasedbusinesses• Dedicated team to support the aim and delivery ofthe “Hinkley Ready” programme - providing detailed
guidance on accessing the nuclear sector – which
required pre requisites.
• Pro-active engagement in the formation of JointVentures when applicable.

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A Commitment to Localism
The Hinkley Supply Chain Team••••••

Supply Chain Engagement
Working with Contractors and Suppliers to promote regional
engagement
Work Package Opportunities – Joint Ventures
Discovering where the opportunities lay and signpost them forregional suppliers
Stimulate Supplier Development
Assist Regional Suppliers in developing their skills and businessportfolio to create a lasting legacy after the construction of HPC

3,900 local
companies onsupply chainportal

38% localemployment£4.1 billion
local spend
to dateHinkley Point C – Regional Economic Impact£5.3 Billion

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Outcomes – Positive Economic Improvement in the Locality
Higher Labour Productivity

Growth in Inward Investment

Growth in Lower Age Groups

Higher Employment Rates

Outcomes – Increased Public Support•••

Wider public support for nuclear in the UK has also grown since 2011.
The local population around Hinkley Point has consistently shown greater support for nuclearthan the wider UK population since the beginning of the project, despite construction impact.
Driven by strong and consistent engagement with people in a number of different ways.
• In 2021, support for
HPC nuclear newbuild from local
residents was 65%(+25% improvementon UK wide figure)• Public support has
risen overall from
63% to 65% since
2011.

92%

aware of
HPC Plans

87%

agreednuclearprovidesjobs

Delivering a longer-term legacy•

Sustaining the substantial improvements toeconomic and social growth in the local area.

•Supporting the regional and county vision for
longer term clean growth and inward investment.

•Ensuring HPCs assets can continue to add value forus as a project as we move into mission commission.

InspireInfrastructure

HPC Jobs
Service andEmployment
Hubs

Evidence
1. Hinkley Point C’s home County of Somerset is seeing
the highest growth in productivity of any area in theSouth West Region.

Young HPC

Building the Foundation ofa Sustainable
LegacyEducation
BusinessPartnership

HSO
Programme

2. The local District has seen the highest growth inhousehold income of any area in the region.
3. The town of Bridgwater has the highest economic
productivity of any town or city in the region.

Centres ofExcellence

NationalCollege for
NuclearCommunity
FundingFreeCommunity
Bus Service

Questions and Discussions

Annex 1: Additional Content if RequiredAccommodation Strategy••

Need to maintain a balanced use of accommodation types
and reduce impact on private rental sector.
Construction of Hinkley Point C campuses – at site, inBridgwater and in Brean - 2,400 of Campus bed-spaces
available•

Provision of housing fund to mitigate potential impacts - £9Million invested and 4,000 bed spaces created.

•Accommodation Office used as a way-finding service linking
suppliers with the workforce.

•Creation of Sustainable legacy for the future

RENTALCAMPUSOWN HOME BASEDAFFORDABLE HOMES CREATED AS A
RESULT OF THE HOUSING FUND

Transport Strategy•

Marine transport:
Jetty: Can receive up to 80% of the aggregates forconstruction – reducing HGV Movements.
Wharf: c.200 Abnormal Indivisible Load Deliveries.

•Road Transport:
Park and Ride Sites and Freight Management Facilities.
c. 2,500 spaces available across all sites.
HPC operates the largest private bus service in theUK through Somerset Passenger Solutions.

•Delivery Management System (DMS)•

Provides an effective way of managing deliveries
to HPC and reduce impact on road network.
Ability to plan, control and track deliveries to site
fulfils planning conditions

Long term infrastructure improvements and assets thatcan support the projects of the future.

Temporary Jetty

Hinkley Point C – Associated Developments
Port ofBristol+Brean
CampusOn-siteaccommodation forc.500 workers.

Combwich Wharf

2 freight management,
Europe’s 2nd biggest hotel development

6 park and ride facilities

31•An additional £16 million
investment into local roadinfrastructure. Funded by EDF.

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Temporary Jetty on-site – able todeliver 80% of the aggregates
required for construction

Road Improvement
Schemes
Off-site accommodation for
c.1,000 workers

From Education to Employment

Hinkley Point C – The Physical Scale

176 hectares

3 Million

tonnes of concrete

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400 kmpipe work

50,000 tonnes
structural steel

9000 kmelectrical cabling

25,0006 MILLION

m3 of earth moved

Employment Opportunities

Community Views
Benefits of nuclear (% agree)

Concerns about nuclear (% agree)

87

Provides jobs and training
Provides reliability ofsupply

Safety concerns about
energy supply itself

66

Important for climatechange73

Cost of energy

77

Important for energy
security81

Disposal of nuclear waste

Impact of construction

58

51
46

Agreement that HPC is delivering the following totheir local community (%)
Job and training
opportunities

84

Helping young people get
into work

69
62

Supporting local businesses
Supporting community
projects/charities

92%
Aware of
HPC Plans

65%
Support51•

Over the past 10 years we have looked to understand the primary opportunities of the project and the concerns of our stakeholders.

•An emphasis on•
Reinforcing the clear need for nuclear in the energy system•delivering local benefits•
ensuring impacts are mitigated•
Investing in Education, Skills and Employment for local people.
•Building a local supply chain
A recognition of the concerns and challenges of a major project.

•Future Market Vision © 2018 EDF Energy plc. All rights Reserved

Fly-Parking

Total complaints reported by the public 2019 - 2022

The Path to Dome LiftEquipment introduction• Several pieces of key equipment required to be installedprior to Dome Lift
• In August, the Reactor Pressure Support Ring was lifted
into the building as well as the third accumulator for theemergency cooling system.

The RPV Support Ring supports
the Reactor’s position in theReactor Pit.
It's the first piece of permanentequipment manufactured by
Framatome to be introduced intothe reactor building.

NCThe Path to Dome Lift
Assembling and preparing to lift the Polar
Crane•

Work on the Polar Crane assembly is taking place in the large
white building opposite the Simulator Building.

•The Crane will swivel around the Dome to manoeuvre heavy
components during construction and then be used formaintenance and refuelling.

Progress• 4x bogies and 2x cross members assembled and Quadrilateral formed.
• In the past few weeks giant trolleys have been lifted into the enclosure.
These will run up and down the crane’s two large beams on rails.

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The EPR Reactor

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The UK EPR is a Pressurised Water Reactor. The mostcommon global design.

•It represents a major development on previous
designs, making them amongst the safest and mostefficient civil nuclear power generators ever designed.

•It has been designed to use less uranium and produce
almost a third less long-lived radioactive wastes
compared with water reactors in operation today.

•The UK version of the EPR meets the most stringent
safety and environmental protection standards,
having gone through the UK’s Generic Design
Assessment Process.

Modularisation – Factory Built on Site

Reactor Cavity Pool - 700 tonnes

Bunker factory – for liner rings and domes