The first nuclear reactor built for a British power station in more than 30-years is complete and ready for delivery to Hinkley Point C in Somerset. The “reactor pressure vessel” is the high strength steel cylinder that contains the nuclear fuel and the chain reaction needed to make heat. The heat is used to create high pressure steam for the world’s largest turbines. Teams have spent 80,000 engineering hours on its construction. At just 13m long and weighing in at … read more »
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