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A new video shows the scale of the work underway on Hinkley Point C, with more than 3,000 workers coming and going every day.

The power plant, based near the Bristol Channel, is Britain's first new nuclear power plant in more than 20 years and will provide seven per cent of the UK's power for 60 years when fully operational.

EDF Energy, the power giant behind Hinkley Point C, have released a new video to showcase the progress made in June.

The video shows the first reactor with cranes transporting materials to labourers.

(Image: EDF Energy)

A nuclear reactor is a system that contains and controls sustained nuclear chain reactions to generate electricity.

Workers can also be seen preparing the pumping station by pouring concrete into an excavated pit.

The sea wall to protect Hinkley Point C from the Bristol Channel's tide is slowly taking shape.

CRF pipes which transport cooling water under pressure to the plant have also been constructed and appear ready to be installed.

View more photos of the construction in an interactive gallery below.

A spokesman for EDF Energy told Somerset Live the project is "on track" to begin building structures above ground by summer 2019.

Three concrete batching plants are now operational on site.

They will produce 3,000,000 tonnes of concrete in total - 75 times more concrete than was used to build the Millennium Stadium.

David Eccles, EDF Energy's head of stakeholder engagement for Hinkley Point C, told investors at Bridgwater Gateway's launch that he expects to see more than 5,000 workers on site every day.

(Image: EDF Energy)

The EDF Energy site will cost £19.6 billion to build and will generate enough electricity for 5.8 million homes.

The power station will be the most expensive man-made object on Earth when it is finished.

Hinkley Point C has been described as "the first in a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK" and is due to be complete in 2025.

A roadway is being installed for a 500m long jetty on the site in Bridgwater and when it is complete, the building materials will be delivered to the site by sea.

EDF Energy CEO, Simone Rossi, acknowledges the industrial site will face challenges and make no compromises on safety and quality.

The planned twin unit UK EPR will be capable of generating 3,260MW of secure, low carbon electricity for 60 years but critics say it could cost twice as much as the London Olympics in 2012 - with an estimated cost of £20.3 billion.

Already 4 million cubic metres of earth have been excavated from the site, enough to fill Wembley Stadium.

The decision to go ahead with the Hinkley Point project came after years of delays and uncertainty and construction started in 2016.

Critics of the project believe increased lorry deliveries will cause air pollution, long delays for motorists and the growing costs of the new power station.

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