 An official groundbreaking ceremony took place to mark the start of construction on the ABCF in June 2012, with the Business Secretary Dr Vince Cable and Rolls-Royce's Colin Smith, Director of Engineering and Technology performing the honours with some of Rolls-Royce's apprentices.The second proposed Rolls-Royce facility known as "Project PoWeR", was planned to manufacture and assemble large pressure vessels for the next generation of nuclear power stations.This included a 21,000 SqM (226,000 SqFt) factory building that would be around 33 metres at its highest area, and able to accommodate the production of vessels that will weigh 140 tonnes and stand 23 metres high.