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Reactor vessel for Hinkley Point C-1 ready to ship

AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 16.12.2022

The EPR reactor vessel for the first unit of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant under construction in Britain is ready to be sent to the site.

The supplier of the vessel is Framatome. The 80,000 hours were spent on its production. The weight of the vessel is about 500 tons.

The construction of the Hinkley Point C-1 unit has been underway since December 2018.

Topics: Great Britain, Framatome


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