Huge slabs lowered into place by Big Carl The world’s largest crane Big Carl lifted huge slabs each weighing 547-tonnes into position on Nuclear Island Unit 1. The precast structures were lowered onto six temporary structures before Praeter Engineering’s hydraulic jacks nudged them into their final positions. The precast slabs represent the first major pieces […]
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HPC News Update – May 2021
Work well underway on dome assembly The dome is now being assembled in Bunker 5 by team members from Bylor and Tissot using large steel panels (up to 9m x 4.5m) that are being shipped to site from France via the jetty. Work is now well under way on welding the panels together. Liner Ring […]
Hinkley Point C Socio-economic Impacts Report 2021
Somerset Business Survey 2021 – Economic Impacts of COVID-19 and Prospects for Recovery
Somerset’s five Local Authorities are jointly undertaking this vital survey to help us better understand and respond to local business needs, with a particular focus on the impacts that COVID-19 will have had on many businesses over the last 12 months. By completing this survey, you will be providing much needed intelligence to help shape […]
HPC News Update – April 2021
Emmeline pushes ahead under the Bristol Channel The site’s second tunnel boring machine (TBM), Emmeline, has reached full bore mode as she excavates an outfall tunnel under the Bristol Channel. Pushing ahead at an average speed of 19m per day to create the 7m tunnel, Emmeline is operating about 40m beneath the seabed. The tunnel […]
HPC News Update – March 2021
First turbine rotor successfully tested At the end of February, Unit 1’s first low pressure (LP) rotor was successfully tested in GE’s factory in Belfort, France. The LP rotors form a critical part of the low pressure steam turbines, which are key components of the power production equipment in the turbine hall. The eight-metres wide […]