Inflation could be a factor in the supply chain and they are watching it closely - but they will look for work-arounds, says chief executive Nigel Cann.

He indicates that while the project is moving at pace, solutions can be found for issues such as higher transport costs in this earlier stage of construction.

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Nigel Cann CEO of Sizewell C talks about how the development is going. (Image: Lucy Taylor)

Workers are currently busy building a temporary and much larger construction area behind the permanent one which will lie alongside Sizewell B.

Work is progressing "well" on both sites, he says. "We are on time and on budget. We are a year in, so we are doing well."

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Nigel Cann CEO of Sizewell C talks about how the development is going. On site at the Temporary Construction Site. (Image: Lucy Taylor)

The key area in the build-up is the Temporary Construction Area (TCA) where storage is being built and bulldozers are shifting materials to relevant areas. Construction on the main site is also under way.

The temporary and permanent sites are linked by a vital bailey bridge currently being built.

Beside it will sit a temporary bridge which will be used to haul items into their permanent positions at the new nuclear station.

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Nigel Cann CEO of Sizewell C talks about how the development is going. On site at the Temporary Construction Site. (Image: Lucy Taylor)

Alongside that bridge, a permanent bridge will be built and the two together will provide a wide runway for hauling construction materials and plant to the main site.

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