What do we know about Hinkley Point C's technology?
by Angela Monaghan from Technology | The Guardian on (#1NSG9)
European pressurised reactor will be most powerful in the world but is designed to use less fuel and produce roughly a third less waste than older reactors
Britain's first new nuclear power station in more than 20 years will contain the industry's most cutting-edge technology.
Hinkley Point C on the Somerset coast will feature two European pressurised reactors (EPRs) designed to be safer, more reliable and more fuel efficient than anything that has gone before.
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