Provision of RPA Flights for Intertidal Monitoring at Hinkley Point C

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Cefas awarded a contract to APEM Ltd for the provision of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) flights to monitor coastal change and intertidal algal coverage for the Hinkley Point C Nuclear New Build project.

The contract, valued at £334,750, supports the BEEMS programme, funded by NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited, which provides scientific information on marine and transitional waters.

The RPA flights and photography will be conducted along the Hinkley Point foreshore and at Combwich Wharf and the surrounding banks of the River Parrett, in accordance with Civil Aviation Authority guidelines.

The data collected will enable Cefas to create orthophotos and Digital Surface Models with a ground sampling distance of 3cm/pixel or better, meeting regulatory environmental monitoring requirements.