Atkins to define Sizewell C site requirements

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Atkins has been awarded £5m to define the site requirements for the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast.

The so-called enabling works programme will be the first element of construction work to commence at the site, which will be built close to the existing Sizewell B power station.

Once built, the site Sizewell C will be made up of two UK EPR units with an electrical output of approximately 1,670MW per unit, giving a total site capacity of approximately 3,340MW.

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Goals for Atkins include determining the optimal layout and sequence of the construction of the site and specifying the site facilities and infrastructure needed until commercial operation of the power station commences. Similarly, Atkins will also ‘determine the most cost-effective construction techniques and design solutions, and maximise replication from Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.’

The programme will also deliver the information required for the application for a Development Consent Order, a Nuclear Site License and other necessary permits.

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