British Energy Public Meeting, Nether Stowey, Monday 20 th October 2008 Richard Mayson, Nuclear Counsel © Copyright EDF Energy plc. All rights reserved Hinkley Point Nuclear New Build Hugh Hutton Severn Estuary Forum Gloucester, Friday 11 September 2009

British Energy Public Meeting, Nether Stowey, Monday 20 th October 2008 Richard Mayson, Nuclear Counsel © Copyright EDF Energy plc. All rights reserved About EDF Energy UK’s biggest electricity generator – Nuclear – Coal – Gas – Wind – Combined heat and power Largest UK electricity network operator Gas and electricity supplier to 5.5 million customers

British Energy Public Meeting, Nether Stowey, Monday 20 th October 2008 Richard Mayson, Nuclear Counsel © Copyright EDF Energy plc. All rights reserved Helps combat climate change Reduces reliance on imported gas Benefits customers and UK competitiveness The policy case for nuclear Low Carbon Emissions Security of Supply Stability of Costs

British Energy Public Meeting, Nether Stowey, Monday 20 th October 2008 Richard Mayson, Nuclear Counsel © Copyright EDF Energy plc. All rights reserved EDF is committed to new nuclear in the UK EDF Energy intends to build four nuclear units in the UK by 2025 – subject to a robust investment framework EDF Energy’s target for completion of first new nuclear power station in the UK is end of 2017 Technology choice is EPR – 1650 MWe PWR Preferred sites are in the south of England Hinkley Point in Somerset – 2x EPR Sizewell in Suffolk – 2x EPR Other sites may also be needed

British Energy Public Meeting, Nether Stowey, Monday 20 th October 2008 Richard Mayson, Nuclear Counsel © Copyright EDF Energy plc. All rights reserved UK nuclear power station sites EDF/BE nuclear power stations Site nominated for new build* Sizewell Torness Hartlepool Dungeness Hunterston Heysham Hinkley Point Wylfa Oldbury Bradwell Sellafield Kirksanton Braystones *The nomination process for potential new build sites does not apply in Scotland

British Energy Public Meeting, Nether Stowey, Monday 20 th October 2008 Richard Mayson, Nuclear Counsel © Copyright EDF Energy plc. All rights reserved Hinkley Point – new build nomination area A B C A,B outfall A,B intake

British Energy Public Meeting, Nether Stowey, Monday 20 th October 2008 Richard Mayson, Nuclear Counsel © Copyright EDF Energy plc. All rights reserved Baseline studies Flora and fauna Breeding birds Inter-tidal and inshore birds Wintering birds Bats Botanical interest Badgers, dormice, great crested newts, water voles, otters, reptiles, invertebrates Marine Fish entrainment Plankton Water quality Subtidal and intertidal habitat mapping Sediment particle size and distribution Bathymetry (single beam, sidescan, swathe) Intertidal topography Waves – direction, amplitude (Waverider plus shorter term shallow water installations) Hydrographic surveys (fixed plus towed doppler current measurement)

British Energy Public Meeting, Nether Stowey, Monday 20 th October 2008 Richard Mayson, Nuclear Counsel © Copyright EDF Energy plc. All rights reserved Cooling water discharge modelling

British Energy Public Meeting, Nether Stowey, Monday 20 th October 2008 Richard Mayson, Nuclear Counsel © Copyright EDF Energy plc. All rights reserved Socio-economic impacts Hinkley Point B Over 550 EDF Energy staff plus 220 from contract partners Apprenticeship programme – currently 21 apprentices Around £30million into local economy per year Hinkley Point C (current assumptions) Construction 2012 to 2018 (first unit on line by end 2017) Construction workforce of several thousand 60 year operational life operating staff 20 year decommissioning period

British Energy Public Meeting, Nether Stowey, Monday 20 th October 2008 Richard Mayson, Nuclear Counsel © Copyright EDF Energy plc. All rights reserved