The UK will lead a “renaissance” on nuclear energy, Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps has promised, as the government offered grants of up to £157 million to several projects across the UK. Mr. Shapps announced on Tuesday the launch of Great British Nuclear (GBN), a new arm’s-length government body tasked to “drive rapid expansion of…
UK Will Lead Nuclear ‘Renaissance,’ Says Shapps as Government Announces £157 Million in Grants
UK Government Backs £20 Billion Sizewell C Nuclear Plant and Says Chinese Company Not Involved
November 29, 2022
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Business secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed a Chinese company is “no longer involved” in plans for a new nuclear power station, Sizewell C, in Suffolk on the east coast of England. Shapps made the announcement on Tuesday as he confirmed the government was giving the go-ahead to the £20 billion ($24 billion) project—which the Treasury…
‘Go Nuclear, Go Large’ to Boost UK’s Energy Security: Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stressed the need to “go nuclear” to boost the UK’s energy security as he promised £700 million ($810 million) of funding for the planned Sizewell C nuclear power project. In his last major policy speech before leaving office next week, Johnson said the spike in gas prices driven by Russian…
New UK Nuclear Power Station Sizewell C Given Go-Ahead
July 20, 2022
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The UK government has given the go-ahead to a multi-billion-pound new nuclear power station. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on July 20 that development consent was granted for the Sizewell C project in Suffolk, which is expected to generate enough electricity to supply 6 million homes. Negotiations with the government on raising funds for the…
UK Averse to ‘Undue’ Chinese Influence in Critical Infrastructure: Johnson
November 25, 2021
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Britain does not want to see “undue influence” from potentially adversarial countries in its critical national infrastructure, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday when quizzed about Chinese investment in British nuclear power stations. At Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, Johnson was asked about the proposed nuclear power station at Bradwell-on-Sea in…
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