Plans to build eight new nuclear plants announced in government energy strategy

By Daniel Gayne2022-04-07T09:40:00

Aim to approve new reactor every year until 2030

The government has announced its ambition to build eight new large nuclear power stations.

The heavily trailed British Energy Security Strategy, published today, set out plans to generate 24GW of energy from nuclear power by 2050, which would account for around 25% of projected demand.

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