Building Britain's Biggest Nuclear Power Station

A sober, industrious look at colossal engineering, quietly awe-struck by scale and human effort, with occasional flickers of risk.

Created by

Mat Stimpson

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Priyanga Burford

Overview

Hinkley Point C, in a remote corner of the Somerset countryside, will be one of the largest nuclear power stations in Europe, and the UK's first new station in a generation. The 22-billion-GBP project requires mammoth foundations for the two reactors, excavation of 3.5km cooling water tunnels under the Bristol Channel, and an airtight inner steel lining to contain any radioactive material in the event of a meltdown.

How it feels

Earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Technology, work, ambition, science

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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