A NEW video update from Hinkley Point C was released on Thursday (July 4) showing progress on the project as preparations are made to install the heart of the new nuclear power station.

Following last year’s ‘dome lift’ when the reactor building roof was lifted into place, it features preparations to install the first nuclear reactor, its massive steam generators, and the world’s largest turbine.

The film, presented by Hinkley Point C’s nuclear island director Simon Parsons, goes behind the scenes as around 12,000 people work to build and fit out the power station.

Viewers are taken on a journey, venturing miles beneath the seabed to witness the final stages of the tunnels that will supply cooling water to the station.

The film also includes the work being carried out to fit the miles of cables, pipes, and equipment, and showcases the 164-feet tall turbine hall, destined to house the world's largest Arabelle turbine.

More than £5 billion has been spent with companies across the Westcountry, with 3,800 British businesses supporting the project.

Training has been delivered for 8,000 people in the project's three training centres of excellence.

Hinkley C will provide six million homes with reliable, low-carbon energy and will be vital in helping Britain achieve net zero and stronger energy security.

The first of its two reactors was expected to start producing electricity in June, 2027, wit the second coming on line a year later, although a recent review suggested it might not be operational until 2031.