Overbudget: Britain's $57BN Nuclear Nightmare

What went wrong at Hinkley Point C — Europe's largest construction site. To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/TheB1M/ You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Clarification: The acoustic fish deterrent was proposed in EDF's original planning application for Hinkley Point C. Full story here - https://theb1m.com/video/hinkley-point-c This video contains paid promotion for Brilliant. Additional footage and images courtesy of EDF Energy, IAEA, BBC, Disney + Pixar, FRANCE 24, Georgia Power, GLOBAL 2000 / CC BY-ND 2.0, Nickelodeon and UK Government. Research sources: https://www.edfenergy.com/ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuclear-energy-what-you-need-to-know https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/edfs-nuclear-project-britain-pushed-back-2029-may-cost-up-34-bln-2024-01-23/ https://www.neimagazine.com/news/more-delays-and-cost-increases-for-hinkley-point-c-11463560/ https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/appendices/nuclear-development-in-the-united-kingdom#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20greatest%20achievement's,grid%2Dconnected%20since%20August). 00:00 Intro 00:47 History 02:07 Nuclear in the UK 03:04 The HPC Site 05:33 The Construction 08:03 The Problems 09:48 Environmental Impact 11:23 Learning Lessons We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/ Follow Get Construction Talking Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getconstructiontalking/ X - https://twitter.com/GetConstTalking LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/get-construction-talking/about/ Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M Apple - https://apple.co/3OssZsH Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3om1NkB Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3znmBP4 View this video and more at - https://www.TheB1M.com/ Follow us on X - http://www.x.com/TheB1M/ Like us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TheB1M/ Follow us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theb1m/ Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-b1m-ltd/ Follow us on Instagram - http://instagram.com/theb1m/ The B1M Merch store - https://theb1m.creator-spring.com/ #construction #architecture #energy We welcome you sharing our content to inspire others, but please be nice and play by our rules - http://www.theb1m.com/guidelines-for-sharing Our content may only be embedded onto third party websites by arrangement. We have established partnerships with domains to share our content and help it reach a wider audience. If you are interested in partnering with us please contact [email protected]. Ripping and/or editing this video is illegal and will result in legal action. © 2025 The B1M Limited