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Modular construction, such as installing whole rooms in a single lift, is helping productivity.

More than 4,000 electrical cabinets will be installed during fit-out of the rooms.

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.

The project is developing much needed industrial skills for the UK, such as high-quality welding.

The tunnel boring machine was retrieved by a floating crane and will now be taken away, cleaned and used on another site

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.

Welders are being trained to perform the high quality welding standards required.

Welding of the primary circuit for Unit 1 has been completed.

Work is well underway to install the world's largest turbine - the Arabelle.