Engineer who worked on Hinkley Point C nuclear project quizzed on suspicion of being a Russian spy

An engineer who worked on a UK nuclear project was quizzed on suspicion of being a spy after he returned to the UK from Russia. Mario Zadra, a 67-year-old Italian national, who worked as an engineer on the Hinkley Point C project from 2020 to 2023 from their headquarters in Bristol, was questioned by counter-terrorism police after he flew into Heathrow airport on April 12, 2023. Hinkley Point C is currently constructing two new nuclear reactors, which will provide zero-carbon electricity for around six million homes, and is expected to cost a massive £46billion. Zadra was later dismissed by his employer, Alten Ltd, a supplier for EDF's Hinkley Point C - settling for more than £37,000 in an employment tribunal, local media reported. Mario Zadra worked at Hinkley Point C in Somerset from 2020 to 2023, and was questioned by counter-terrorism police after he flew into Heathrow airport on April 12, 2023 The Italian national worked at Hinkley Point C in Somerset from 2020 to 2023 Counter terrorism police retained Mr Zadra's hard drives for national security reasons.