UK Picks Wylfa in Wales as Preferred Site for New ‘Mega’ Nuclear Project

The UK government has picked Wylfa in Anglesey, North Wales, as its preferred site for the the country’s third large-scale nuclear power plant after Hinkley C in Somerset and Sizewell […]

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The UK’s Jan. 11, 2024–released nuclear roadmap proposes a new approach to siting of new nuclear after 2025. Of its eight nuclear sites, only two sites in the country—Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C—have been granted development consent. “This does not leave enough viable sites to meet our nuclear ambitions, and new generations of nuclear technology (SMR and AMR) are likely to be deployed more fexibly. In practice, we need all the possible nuclear sites to be used for nuclear, in order to meet our power needs,” the roadmap says. Source: UK government

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