Nuclear resurgence demands ‘onion skin’ security
Chris Plimley examines how £6bn of Chinese investment in Hinkley Point C looks certain to trigger new British nuclear plants and the need for intelligent integrated security systems to keep them safe
We’re still awaiting the ultimate investment decision from EDF Energy on the long-delayed Hinkley Point C power plant in Somerset – at the time of writing it was imminent. While EDF is confirming nothing, it is expected to be purely a rubber-stamping exercise after Chinese president Xi Jinping announced the £6bn investment by China General Nuclear (CGN) on his recent state visit to the . . .