Huge dome Hinkle Point C atoms raised on the reactor

Bela

BBC News, Summerset

Hundreds of people helped in delicate operations to bring 245-tant steel dome in position

PA Media is being lowered in place above a large concrete cylinder using a large copper colored dome. There are steel structures and scaffolds around the cylinder. — Hundreds of people helped in delicate operations to bring 245-tant steel dome in position

A 245 -tonne dome has been lifted at a reactor building at the first nuclear plant to be built for 30 years in Britain.

EDF Energy said that the twin nuclear reactor at Hinkle Point C in Somerset would provide zero-carbon electricity for more than six million houses in the UK, when the site opened.

The second dome was first installed using off-site prefibulation and experience by installing the first dome on the first reactor, using the “build and repeat” method.

According to the EDF, the site is estimated to be opened in 2031, which is originally five years later than planned.

The work on the second reactor building of Hinkle Point C was discontinued during the epidemic, but the EDF said the teams were using time-saving methods to catch.

The EDF said that the second reactor of the power plant is being built at 20-30% more fast.

EDF Energy an aerial image, which shows the newly installed dome on top of the large nuclear reactor in Hinkle Point C. It is a cloudy day and the bottom construction site is huge, with large cranes and landscape buildings. — The EDF said that the second reactor of the power plant is being built at 20-30% more fast.

The world’s largest crane ‘Big Carl’ reduced the dome on the second reactor building of Hinkle Point C.

The PA Media is showing a close -up image in which the reactor dome is slowly being launched on the building below using a large yellow crane. The sky behind it is dark and cloud. — The world’s largest crane ‘Big Carl’ reduced the dome on the second reactor building of Hinkle Point C.

Hinkle Point C CEO Stuart Crooks said: “The industry has been difficult to resume, but the other of our two equal units reflects the big benefits of repeating a similar design.

“The build and repeat method is the best way to build a new atom with the saving of time already at 20-30%.”

Energy Minister Michael Shanx said: “Hinkle Point C will provide the next generation of clean, homegron nuclear power, which will create an increase in high quality jobs and samarsets and its supply chains.”