Revealed: mental health crisis at Hinkley Point C construction site

Several workers on nuclear plant have killed themselves or attempted to, says union

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Hinkley Point nuclear power station, Britain's biggest construction project since the second world war, is grappling with a mental illness crisis, with several attempted suicides since work began in 2016, a Guardian investigation can reveal.

More than 4,000 workers are on site delivering the vast decade-long building project, a central plank in Britain's future energy strategy.