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The world’s largest crane, “Big Carl” lifted the dome onto the second reactor building.

Hinkley Point C will power around 6m homes around the clock.

Some of the project’s most impressive milestones happen at night. In July, the world’s largest crane, Big Carl lifted the 245-tonne domed roof onto the second reactor building.

Hinkley Point C joins the night shift at the country’s biggest energy project - where thousands are working around the clock to Build an Electric Britain.

Hinkley Point C’s second nuclear reactor arrived in Somerset; it will power around 3m homes around the clock

The steel dome is 14-meters tall, weighs 245-tonnes and is made up of 900 welds.

Hinkley Point C’s second nuclear reactor arrived at Combwich on the River Parrett. The high strength steel cylinder weighs in at 500-tonnes and is just 13-metres long.