Gigantic dome lowered into place at UK’s £26bn nuclear power station
Incredible scenes show a gigantic dome being placed at Britain’s new £26bn nuclear power station.
“Big Carl”, the world’s largest crane, has successfully placed the 245-tonne dome onto Somerset’s Hinkley Point C’s second reactor building, marking a major step forward for the power station’s identical second unit.
Incredible scenes show a dome being placed at Britain’s new £26bn nuclear power station. (Pix via EDF Energy)
Incredible scenes show a dome being placed at Britain’s new £26bn nuclear power station. Pix via EDF Energy)
The 14-metre-tall dome closes the 44-metre-high reactor building, allowing its fit-out to accelerate.
EDF Energy, the main owner of the development, said: “Work on Unit 2 was stopped during the pandemic, but teams are catching up on lost time.
Incredible scenes show a dome being placed at Britain’s new £26bn nuclear power station. Pix via EDF Energy)
“Their progress is helped by innovation and experience from Unit 1, which means Unit 2 takes 20-30% less time to build.
“The twin nuclear reactors will provide reliable zero-carbon electricity for more than six million homes, boosting Britain’s energy security for decades to come.”
Incredible scenes show a dome being placed at Britain’s new £26bn nuclear power station. Pix via EDF Energy)
Energy Minister Michael Shanks said: “Hinkley Point C will deliver the next generation of clean, homegrown nuclear power, creating high quality jobs and growth in Somerset and across its supply chains.
“The government is ending years of delays to usher in a golden age of new nuclear, with funding for Sizewell C and SMRs, protecting family finances and boosting our energy security.”
