Problems with new Nuclear

The average nuclear power plant (“NPP”) has a construction cost overrun of

102.5% and projects that commenced construction between 2010 and 2020 were
delivered an average of three years late. This is made all the more
difficult in light of the fact that there is no one single contractual
precedent for nuclear energy projects, meaning that parties are required to
either adapt existing forms or draft their own entirely. The contract used
for the Hinkley Point C project, for example, used a combination of FIDIC
and NEC contracts. Meanwhile, progress on the project itself has been far
from ideal, with recent comments describing the project as “almost
unbuildable”,3 and updates from EDF noting that the plant was not
expected to be operational before 2030 (the original target was 2025) and
the overall cost had been revised to between £31 billion to £34 billion
(up from the original estimate of £18 billion).4 Even best laid plans can
run into problems.

 JDSupra 28th Oct 2025

 https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/nuclear-power-plants-mitigating-risk-of-9123431/