Nuclear News – December 2024
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Workers building the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station have installed Britain’s first new nuclear reactor for more than 30 years.
The first of two 13-metre-long reactor pressure vessels has been manoeuvred into place at Hinkley Point C by cranes, jacks and gantries. This milestone comes less than 12 months after the huge steel dome was lifted in place to close the reactor building. The reactor is the first to be installed at a British power station since Sizewell B’s in 1991. Main contractor on Sizewell B was John Laing Construction. At Hinkley Point C it is that company’s successor, Laing O’Rourke, in the Bylor joint venture with Bouygues of France
