Category: Hinkley Point C
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Video | Big Carl lifts second giant dome into place at Hinkley Point C
Big Carl, the world’s largest crane, has lifted into place the 245-tonne dome of Hinkley Point C’s second reactor building. The 14m-tall dome closes the 44m-high reactor building. Work on Unit 2 was stopped during the pandemic. Although the second dome was lifted 18 months after the first, Unit 2 is further ahead thanks to…
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In memoriam: Charlotte Neilson MCIOB, a trailblazer in construction project management
I first met Charlotte during the construction of Birmingham Hospital. From the outset, it was clear she was someone special: a focused, determined woman who had chosen to enter a field that, at the time, was overwhelmingly male-dominated. While there were a few women in the industry, very few stepped into the front line, managing…
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Video | Striking footage shows progress at Hinkley Point C
A new video shows Hinkley Point C’s progress as teams at the new nuclear power station get ready to lift the domed roof onto the second reactor building this summer. The footage shows that construction of Unit 1’s buildings is almost complete, as the installation of equipment advances inside. Meanwhile, the second unit, which was…