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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

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,

New waste consolidation centre opened Waste is now being bulked and consolidated at HPC rather than at off-site locations, following the recent opening of HPC’s

Hear from Stuart Crooks, Managing Director of Hinkley Point C as he gives an update on project progress and the impact of COVID-19.

In a year that has been very different at the Hinkley Point C construction site, the usual end of year film has been changed to

Second tunnel boring machine gets to work The second, and largest, of the three tunnel boring machines (TBM) needed to create the tunnels for HPC’s

Mary nears the end of her boring journey Tunnel boring machine Mary is on course to pass the 3km point of her total 3.5km journey

The Prime Minister announced plans for a new four-week lockdown across England – MPs will vote on the proposals on Wednesday (November 4). If approved, the measures

The Sprayed Concrete Lining (SCL) team for the Balfour Beatty HPC Marine Works has celebrated the completion of their final tunnel breakthrough, writes Hayley Terrell, of

In June 2020, HMRC announced a delay to the introduction of the new rules for the VAT domestic reverse charge for building and construction services.

Big Carl lifts the cupConstruction of the second reactor at Hinkley Point C passed a major milestone with the lifting of the first part of

First columns in place for turbine hall The first three steel turbine columns have been installed in the turbine hall ahead of schedule. The columns,

A new engineering design centre in Bristol has opened to support the next phase of construction at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. The

Work ramps up on the MEH phaseThe Mechanical, Electrical Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (MEH)– phase of works at HPC is ramping up. Five tanks, the

Unit 2 reactor base completed on scheduleThe 49,000-tonne base for the second reactor at Hinkley Point C has been completed on schedule – meeting a

The Hinkley Point C power station project has smashed its target of spending £1.5 billion with businesses in the South West, five years ahead of