Episode 2
The project sees its biggest lift to date using the world’s largest land-based crane. Meanwhile, we learn about the extensive flood defence system, and specialists work to uncover unexploded bombs.
In the second episode, our cameras pick up and follow the projects’ next major construction milestones.
We get up close and personal with the world’s largest land-based crane during the biggest lift on the project to date. We learn how the team has created an extensive flood defence system to protect the site from the worst imaginable weather events - including a once-in-10,000 year storm surge - to avoid a nuclear disaster like the one that befell the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan. We also follow specialists as they work to uncover unexploded World War II bombs that threaten the installation of the 4500-tonne cooling water intake heads.
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Building the reactor's containment shell
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Will Hanson
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Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Priyanga Burford |
Series Producer | Mat Stimpson |
Executive Producer | Carlo Massarella |
Production Company | Windfall Films Ltd |
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- Wed 9 Jun 2021 21:00
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- Mon 22 May 2023 23:30
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