Sizewell C Ltd has signed a multi-billion-euro contract with French firm Framatome to provide a replica of the technology that will be used in the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant.

While construction works on Sizewell C are still not expected to take place until later this year, Framatome will ultimately be tasked with delivering the two nuclear heat production systems, the plant’s safety instrumentation and a long-term fuel supply agreement under which it will fabricate the fuel needed to power the two reactors.

The firm has said it will try to replicate as close as possible the technology it has already developed for Hinkley Point C – the UK’s first nuclear power plant in a generation that could start generating as soon as 2029.

“Framatome is proud to continue supporting the UK’s net zero target by 2050 by delivering a replica of the Hinkley Point C project at Sizewell C. The project will benefit from the valuable experience garnered from Hinkley Point C and our teams are determined to make...