The reactor pressure vessel has been installed for the first of the two EPR reactors at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power ...
Workers at the Hinkley Point C (HPC) under construction in the UK have installed the first of two reactor pressure vessels ...
The first new reactor at a British nuclear power station in more than 30 years has been lifted into place at Hinkley Point C ...
“Installing the first reactor pressure vessel at Hinkley Point C is a significant feat of engineering and a major step ...
The Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset, southwest England, has achieved a significant milestone with the ...
When the plant is complete it will generate enough power for six million homes, about 7% of the nation’s electricity. | ITV ...
Workers building the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station have installed Britain’s first new nuclear reactor for more than ...
Workers have fitted a reactor into the first nuclear power station to be built in Britain for 30 years. Hundreds of engineers ...
Workers installed the 42-foot reactor pressure vessel on Tuesday night. The 500-tonne steel container will be used to safely house nuclear fuel. This in turn will heat water into steam that drives ...
The RPV is a 500-tonne steel container that holds nuclear fuel used to make heat to produce steam for the world’s largest ...
Hundreds of staff were involved in the operation which saw the unit winched up the side of the reactor building ...
However, critical components such as the reactor pressure vessel and containment vessel cannot be replaced, and inspections will rely on non-destructive testing methods. Furthermore, longstanding ...