The project to build a new nuclear power station in Somerset has now awarded more than £13 million to community initiatives in the South-West. The cash has come from Hinkley Point C’s Community Fund, which has provided vital support to local charities, voluntary organisations, local authorities, and other groups across the region. £20 million will […]
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HPC News Update – May 2022
Minister officially opens new training centre Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change, Greg Hands, has formally opened the new on site Hinkley Point C training Centre. The building, which houses a suite of simulators designed to be exact replicas of the main control room, represents a major step towards making the […]
HPC News Update – March 2022
Another major lift for Big Carl The skyline of HPC has again changed with the successful lift of the second liner ring on Unit 1’s reactor building. The Sarens giant crane, known as Big Carl, swung into life in the middle of the night to lift the next level of the steel containment in place, […]
HPC News Update – February 2022
Superstructure takes shape in turbine hall After 36 hours of continuous concrete pouring, the project team responsible for the turbine generator table at conventional island Unit 1 ended last year’s construction programme on a high note. With the large reinforced concrete structure in place 20m above the turbine hall base, the focus now is to […]
Top international award for HSC’s Loretta
Hinkley Supply Chain engagement officer Loretta Browne has won a prestigious international award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the nuclear sector. Loretta was named as the Women in Nuclear (WiN) Global Honorary award-winner for her commitment to the nuclear industry through her voluntary work with WiN. Loretta, who lives in Axbridge, with her […]
HPC News Update – January 2022
Vital coolant pump passes demanding tests HPC’s first reactor coolant pump has successfully passed demanding tests following its manufacture. The 128-tonne pump, which is 10 metres high was manufactured by Framatome at their Jeumont facility in France. It is one of four pumps per unit and responsible for circulating water around the reactor’s ‘primary circuit’. […]