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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

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

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

Another big lift for Big Carl Big Carl, the world’s biggest crane has placed the first steel ring section onto the second reactor building, just

First rotor delivered to Avonmouth The first low-pressure (LP) rotor, which will form part of the world’s largest turbine, was safely delivered into the docks

Cutting edge pylons take shape The world’s first operational T-pylon – the first new design for an electricity pylon in Great Britain for nearly a

Vital springs installed General Electric (GE) has been working with teams from EDF and Bylor to make huge progress on the Unit 1 Conventional Island

Another huge concrete pour completed Some 722m3 of concrete has been poured for the Unit 1 inner containment structure, which will sit around the reactor

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

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