Construction of the first EPR unit at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset, UK, has reached a major milestone with the installation of the reactor building dome. (Image: EDF YouTube ...

The dome was lifted onto the reactor building at around 7:40am on Friday 14 December. Credit: Hinkley Point C The dome for Somerset's first nuclear reactor building has been successfully lifted ...

Once both units are operational, Hinkley Point C will supply 7% of Britain’s electricity. It follows the steel dome's installation less than 12 months ago in late 2023, closing the reactor building.

Hinkley Point C is the only nuclear power plant ... It also comes just months after EDF lifted a colossal steel dome into place on top of the reactor building at Hinkley. Nuclear power has been ...

Engineers have lifted a steel roof onto a building which will house the first of two nuclear reactors at Hinkley ... But many still question whether Hinkley Point C will be worth all the money ...

Earlier this week, Big Carl - the world's largest crane - lifted the final 11-metre prefabricated steel ring into place on to the reactor building of Hinkley Point C unit 1, which now stands 44 metres ...

The dome is the top part of the reactor building’s inner containment ... “Generating enough zero-carbon power for six million homes, Hinkley Point C will reduce our reliance on imported ...

More than 8,000 workers are now on site at Hinkley Point C every day and the new reactor will be installed in the reactor building after the dome is lifted into place. Power generation at Hinkley ...

Hundreds of people helped with the delicate operation to get the 245-tonne steel dome into position. It means the first reactor can ... question whether Hinkley Point C will be worth all the ...