@hinkleypointc

The world’s largest land-based crane, Big Carl, lifted the second of three massive containment rings from the bunker it was constructed in to a lay-down area close by. Now being prepared for the final lift into the first reactor building, the 17m-tall ring with a diameter of 47m was built 36% faster than the first by teams using the experience gained during the construction of the first ring. The prefabricated steel ring, which forms part of the reinforced cylinder around the nuclear reactor, was lifted out of a bunker where it was constructed in factory conditions – one of the innovations to improve quality on the project. Prefabrication inside these bunkers reduces the need to work at height or in bad weather and the work can be completed and checked in a controlled setting. Liner ring two in numbers: ⭕ Diameter: 47 metres ↕️ Height: 17 metres 🏗 Lifted weight: 308 tonnes 📏 Length of welds: 934 metres #hinkley #engineering #construction #building #crane #cranes #constructionsite #powerstation #nuclear #nuclearpower #builtinbritain #somerset