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First pipework for safeguard buildings The first pieces of pipework have been fitted inside the safeguard buildings. In all, nearly 335km of pipework will need

MEH given early access to pumphouse The MEH Alliance, which is installing pipes and cables across the power station, will soon be able to start

First for Framatome on site A support ring weighing nearly 55 tonnes has been lifted to the top of the Unit 1 reactor cavity pit,

Hinkley Point C’s offshore work progresses at pace An incredible summer of engineering is underway in the Bristol Channel, as Hinkley Point C’s offshore work

First permanent electrical equipment installed The first piece of permanent electrical equipment has been installed in the electrical building that will help distribute electricity across

Barges arrive to connect cooling water tunnels Two huge two jack-up barges, Neptune and Sea Challenger, have arrived in the Bristol Channel. Underwater activity is

Huge pool lifted into place in Unit 1 Teams on Unit 1 undertook one of the largest and most challenging lifts seen so far on

Reactor pressure vessel arrives at site The first reactor pressure vessel (RPV) manufactured for a British nuclear power station in more than 30 years has

Galleries team celebrates achievement The Galleries team celebrated successfully completing all its planned concrete pours – more than 387 individual pours across 2022. Often known

Huge transformer delivered to site A 120-tonne auxiliary transformer has arrived on site. It will be used in situations when main overhead line connection to

Jetty hits one million milestone The one millionth tonne of material has been delivered via HPC’s jetty since operations began in 2019. Some 6,000 tonnes

Cooling water holds installed in seabed The six concrete heads, which make up a vital part of the cooling water system, have been safely installed

HPC News Update – July 2022 Milestone set in concrete Team Concrete, comprising Bylor and its partners, has reached a significant landmark, successfully pouring a

Turbine hall taking shape Unit 1’s turbine hall has been taking shape, with construction work completed on the lower and upper walls. The walls sit

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

Centre of Excellence The Energy Minister, Greg Hands has opened one of three new training centres to support the Hinkley Point C project. Together with

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