Workers on top of the reactor dome at Sizewell 'B' Nuclear Power Station, topping out the primary containment of the reactor building

Date:
9 Jul 1992
Location:
Sizewell 'B' Power Station, Leiston, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk
Reference:
JLP01/11/53997/06
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The primary containment building for the nuclear reactor was 'topped out' on 9th July 1992. Work then began on the construction of the secondary containment, leaving an air gap of 3m between the two concrete layers. The secondary containment was 'topped out' in October 1993, in a ceremony marking the completion of the structure.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/11 John Laing Photographic Collection Colour Negatives and Contact Sheets; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Late 20th Century Nuclear Power Station, Engineering, Ceremony, Construction, People At Work