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| 5TH - 11TH JULY 2019 | UTILITY WEEK
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Hinkley Point C has hit its biggest
milestone yet – on schedule. The com-
pletion of the base for the first reactor,
known as "J-zero", means construc-
tion of the nuclear buildings above
ground can now begin in earnest.
The final 9,000m³ of concrete was
the largest concrete pour in the UK,
beating a record set by the Shard in
London. Reinforced with 5,000 tonnes
of Welsh steel, the base has been
under construction by the UK-French
joint venture of Bouygues-Laing
O'Rourke for six months.
The event was marked by a visit on
28 June by the minister for nuclear at
the Department for Business, Energy
and Industrial Strategy, Andrew
Stephenson, who said: "This is a huge
achievement for Hinkley Point C and
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