Valued at over £20 billion, Hinkley Point C is the first UK nuclear power station to be constructed in over a generation. Here we take a closer look at what role BIM and digital coordination played in creating its concrete structures with zero room for adaptations and rework.
Atkins was appointed as a Main Civils Detailed Designer and responsible for undertaking, assuring, and delivering the designs in 3D. As well as having a key role to play in helping trial and select the digital tools and processes at the very start of the project, alongside BYLOR and other major parties, Atkins delivered around 60% of Hinkley Point C’s reinforced concrete scope. Their work primarily focused on the construction of the nuclear plant’s Conventional Island, including 33 buildings and 10 km of underground tunnels.
