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How Hinkley Point C

BBC News 10 Feb 2026
Innovative tech scares fish away from nuclear cooling pipes. .
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Hinkley Point C plan could save 90% of fish being sucked into pipes, study finds

The Guardian 10 Feb 2026
Scientists have found that plans to use a “fish disco” to deter migratory marine life from the nearby Hinkley Point C nuclear ...
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£700m plan with ‘fish disco’ could save 90% of marine life, says Hinkley Point C study

The Observer 10 Feb 2026
Hinkley Point C will extract water from the River Severn to cool down its nuclear reactors ... from Hinkley Point C’s water intake pipes ... Chris Fayers, the head of environment at Hinkley Point C, said.
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£700m ‘fish disco’ plan could save 90% of marine life, says Hinkley Point C study

AOL 10 Feb 2026
In good news for the salmon population, the research found that those migrating to the Atlantic generally use the main channel of the Severn, which is well away from Hinkley Point C’s water intake pipes.
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Trials show that Hinkley Point C’s Acoustic Fish Deterrent is Highly Effective (EDF Energy Ltd)

Public Technologies 10 Feb 2026
Sea trials carried out by Swansea University have shown that an acoustic fish deterrent developed for Hinkley Point C is highly effective ... Chris Fayers, Head of Environment at Hinkley Point C, said..
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Hinkley Point C’s ‘fish disco’ actually works, researchers find

The Daily Telegraph 10 Feb 2026
EDF, the developer behind Hinkley Point C plant in Somerset, on Tuesday said trials of the acoustic fish deterrent – underwater speakers that blast out sound to keep fish away, dubbed the “fish disco” – found it was “highly effective”.
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‘Several significant shortfalls’ as Hinkley Point C served fire enforcement notice

Energy Voice 06 Feb 2026
The regulator warned the MEH alliance it "will not hesitate" to take enforcement action where safety standards fall short ....
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Hinkley Point B and Hunterston B: 50 years since first power

Energy Voice 05 Feb 2026
See the evolution of the UK advanced gas-cooled reactors in pictures ....
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Hinkley Point C:

BBC News 05 Feb 2026
Fire enforcement notices have been served to five contractors working on the Somerset site. .
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Hinkley Point C battles lawsuits over cost overruns

Energy Voice 04 Feb 2026
The High Court heard the�contractor has faced�a string of 'messy'�legal battles ....
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Hinkley Point B successfully defuels, takes one step closer to decommissioning

Energy Voice 13 Jan 2026
The nuclear power plant becomes the second UK site to become 'fuel-free' after Hunterston B in April 2025 ....
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Second nuclear reactor arrives at Hinkley Point C power station

BBC News 12 Jan 2026
EDF said the twin nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C in Somerset now has its second high-strength steel cylinder, which weighs 500 tonnes and is 13m (42ft) long ... component to Hinkley Point C.
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Second nuclear reactor arrives at Hinkley Point C

BBC News 12 Jan 2026
EDF said the delivery of the reactor was a major moment in Hinkley Point C's construction ... .
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Hinkley Point C takes another step forward as its second nuclear reactor arrives in Somerset (EDF Energy Ltd)

Public Technologies 12 Jan 2026
). The twin nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C has taken delivery of its second nuclear reactor. The first arrived in 2023 and is already installed and welded in place on Unit 1 of the power station ... Attachments Original document Permalink ... (noodl.
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