Drone footage from Hinkley Point nuclear construction site reveals a forest of cranes with work proceeding well on key structures. The project will construct a 3,200 MWe nuclear power station with two EPR reactors in Somerset, England.
But Nigel Cann, Construction Delivery Director, has warned that the impact of Covid on cost and schedule will not be known until more predictable normality returns.
Contractor Bylor has kept the site progressing while adapting to Covid safe site working procedures.
The two reactor units are rising out of the ground after the completion of the second reactor base this summer, according to Construction Enquirer. Unit one’s turbine hall is taking shape as heavy-duty steel columns are being erected. These are designed to support a reinforced concrete ‘table’ where the turbines will eventually sit.
Next to the heavy-lift crane Big Carl, factory bunkers are delivering large amounts of prefabrication while under the sea at the first cooling tunnel is nearing completion.
The vast nuclear power station is due to start generating power by end of 2025, which remains a challenging target after the challenges of 2020.
