Big Carl, the world's biggest crane, on Friday (15 December) lifted the 245-tonne steel dome onto Hinkley Point C’s first reactor building.
Measuring 47m in diameter, it is wider than the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral.
Hinkley Point C is the first new nuclear reactor for a British power station in more than 30 years.
Work is expected to be completed between 2029 and 2031. Estimates put the total cost of the plant at £25bn-£26bn.
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