Required Resource Levels For the Hinkley Point C project, the Lloyds/Apave JV has been appointed as the independent third party inspector for EDF. This role will last over the lifetime of the manufacturing and construction activities, estimated as some nine years for the two Hinkley reactors. The resource levels will peak during the construction and some 50 inspectors are likely to be required. A similar level will be required for subsequent stations.
International Competition There is likely to be competition from French and German companies. Apave from France has already secured a role and TUV is a major international competitor operating in the UK. Several other overseas companies have UK offices and will employ UK personnel.
Significant Issues or Highlights There are no significant issues in the provision of third party inspection services for the current nuclear new build programme. There are sufficient resources available from other companies to support the development of other developers’ projects.
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