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Home > Balfour Beatty breaks through on Hinkley Point C SCL tunnel

Balfour Beatty breaks through on Hinkley Point C SCL tunnel

Tris Thomas

Written by Tris Thomas on 06/10/2020 in News

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Balfour Beatty, alongside client EDF, has celebrated a major milestone on its Hinkley Point C tunnelling and marine project, as the team successfully completed the breakthrough of the longest and final onshore cooling-water tunnel, at the UK’s landmark nuclear power station. 

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This momentous milestone marks the completion of Balfour Beatty’s sprayed concrete lining works at Hinkley Point C.  

Excavating through 600m of ground to create the tunnels, the team sprayed 9000m3 of concrete to stabilise the recently formed underground structures. In total, the process required over 1.6 million hours across the tunnels, with the programme of works completed to schedule.

The five onshore tunnels will now undergo secondary lining works, installing a number of reinforced rebar concrete structures to further stabilise the sprayed concrete. 

In total, the team have successfully completed all five onshore tunnels which will play an essential role in the critical cooling water system for the nuclear power station, responsible for transferring over 120,000 litres of water per second to Hinkley Point C from the Bristol Channel.  

The same team have prepared three portals to facilitate the launch of the TBMs which will excavate the tunnels for the main cooling water system. The first TBM has already set off on its journey, having travelled over 2.5km, 33m under the Bristol Channel. 

Alistair Geddes, Balfour Beatty Project Director for Hinkley Point C’s tunneling and marine project, said: “This is a significant step forward in the successful delivery of the first new nuclear power station in the UK for over 20 years. Achieving this incredible milestone is testament to Balfour Beatty’s unrivaled expertise in delivering projects of this scale and complexity.” 

On completion, Hinkley Point C will supply safe, secure, low carbon electricity to around six million homes. 

Balfour Beatty is contracted to three major packages of works at Hinkley Point C. It was first appointed to deliver the electrical package in a joint venture in 2015, the tunneling and marine package in 2017 and most recently the 400kV overhead line project on behalf of National Grid in 2019.

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