The first reactor building at Hinkley Point C has doubled in height thanks to the "world's biggest crane".
The structure at the nuclear power plant in Somerset became 17 metres taller today (March 7), "changing the skyline at the site" according to Hinkley Point C. The reactor building now stands at more than 32 metres tall after a 347-tonne liner steel ring was lifted onto it overnight.
A spokesperson for the nuclear power station said: "Hinkley Point C’s first reactor building is 17-metres taller today, thanks to the world’s biggest crane, Big Carl. A 347-tonne liner steel ring was lifted onto Unit 1 overnight.
