Overview

• Engineers used ‘Big Carl’, the world’s largest crane, to position the 245-tonne, 14-metre dome on the second reactor building at Hinkley Point C this week.
• The new dome seals off the 44-metre-high structure, allowing interior fit-out to proceed with 20–30% time savings under the “build and repeat” approach.
• EDF Energy reports that teams have recovered lost ground after pandemic work stoppages, keeping Unit 2 on an accelerated schedule.
• The UK Government has confirmed plans to replicate Hinkley Point C’s design at Sizewell C and to pursue small modular reactors to boost capacity.
• When complete, the twin reactors are expected to deliver zero-carbon electricity for over six million homes while creating jobs and supply-chain opportunities in Somerset.