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Gallery of images 5 - building the nuclear power station

View of space for 1st (north) Pressure Vessel
View of space for 1st (north) Pressure Vessel

Steelwork and concrete
Steelwork and concrete

Re-lifting operations for steel plate girder
Re-lifting operations for steel plate girder

View onto formwork for bottom of 1st Pressure Vessel, showing steel prestressing anchors around one boiler position
View onto formwork for bottom of 1st Pressure Vessel, showing steel prestressing anchors around one boiler position

View of site from northwest
View of site from northwest

View down onto base of 2nd Pressure Vessel
View down onto base of 2nd Pressure Vessel

Detail of precast units showing the wire winding channels, and the support system for the precast units, and to the right, prestressing anchors
Detail of precast units showing the wire winding channels, and the support system for the precast units, and to the right, prestressing anchors

Steel beams for lower EOT in place, steel plate girder for upper EOT ready for lifting
Steel beams for lower EOT in place, steel plate girder for upper EOT ready for lifting

Detailed view of No.54 with Reactor Hall concrete frame structure surrounding the Pressure Vessel
Detailed view of No.54 with Reactor Hall concrete frame structure surrounding the Pressure Vessel

View onto Pressure Vessel formwork showing some precast units in place, some prestressing anchors around one boiler location and elsewhere, and formwork still under construction for beneath the reactor.
View onto Pressure Vessel formwork showing some precast units in place, some prestressing anchors around one boiler location and elsewhere, and formwork still under construction for beneath the reactor.