Geography in the News: Hinkley Point C Nuclear Reactor Deal or No Deal?

Useful for AS Students studying energy

Geography in the News: Hinkley Point C Nuclear Reactor Deal or No Deal?

Useful for AS Students studying energy

Watch the video on the EDF website (link below). Please be aware that this has been produced by EDF so has a positive bias on building the nuclear reactor:

http://www.edfenergy.com/about-us/energy-generation/new-nuclear/hinkley-point-c/broader-view.shtml

1. What are the plans that EDF have?

2. Where is this being built? – look at where this is on a map.

3. Why is it being built here?

The building of this nuclear reactor is obviously not totally recent news, however it has hit headlines today and over the last few weeks:

Read the following article:

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/hinkley-point-c-deal-no-201725807.html

4. Why does the project seem to be delayed?

5. Why is the UK constructing more nuclear power stations?