Two huge vessels have arrived off the coast of Somerset as offshore work continues on the UK’s newest nuclear power station, Hinkley Point C. Named Neptune and Sea Challenger, they are ‘jack-up’ vessels, used to create six vertical shafts into the seabed. The shafts will be used to install components for the power station’s cooling water system. The plant will eventually be cooled by water flowing through six miles (10km) of tunnels. Hinkley Point C has been under construction by … read more »
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