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Overbudget: Britain’s $57BN Nuclear Nightmare

Overbudget: Britain's $57BN Nuclear Nightmare

What went wrong at Hinkley Point C — Europe’s largest construction site.
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Research sources:
https://www.edfenergy.com/
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuclear-energy-what-you-need-to-know
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/edfs-nuclear-project-britain-pushed-back-2029-may-cost-up-34-bln-2024-01-23/
https://www.neimagazine.com/news/more-delays-and-cost-increases-for-hinkley-point-c-11463560/
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/appendices/nuclear-development-in-the-united-kingdom#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20greatest%20achievement’s,grid%2Dconnected%20since%20August).

00:00 Intro
00:47 History
02:07 Nuclear in the UK
03:04 The HPC Site
05:33 The Construction
08:03 The Problems
09:48 Environmental Impact
11:23 Learning Lessons

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America’s Nuclear Comeback Hasn’t Gone To Plan

America's Nuclear Comeback Hasn't Gone To Plan

America is building nuclear power again, but it’s been a long time coming.
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Producer – Adam Savage
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Production Management – Victoria Gunn
Content Partnership – Liam Marsh

Special thanks to Mark Nelson. Additional footage and imagery courtesy of Georgia Power, ABC News, Brian Stansberry/CC BY 3.0, CBS News, EDF, France 3 Normandie, Google Earth, HS2, IAEA, Jmnbqb/CC BY-SA 4.0, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Tennessee Valley Authority, 20th Television, US Department of Energy, WJBF, Z22/CC BY-SA 3.0 and OpenStreetMap Contributers (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

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