concrete poured at Hinkley C nuclear power plant
31 March 2017 From the section Somerset These are external links and will open in a new window Share Image copyrightEDFImage captionAbout 1,600 workers are at the Hinkley Point C site The first concrete has been poured in the construction of Britain's first new nuclear power plant in more than 20 years. Work has now begun on Hinkley Point C in Somerset, including the building of tunnels to carry cabling and pipes. About 1,600 workers are now onsite to work on the £18bn project, which is due to begin producing power in 2025. Pouring the concrete was a "significant milestone", project director Philippe Bordarier said. 'Hard work' Other progress announced by EDF Energy, which is behind the scheme, includes beginning work on a 500m (1,600 ft) temporary jetty in the Bristol Channel. A store is also being built to contain 57,000 tones of aggregate, which can be brought in by sea rather than by road. Work to build the first of 50 huge tower cranes at the site...