Sizewell C and Rolls-Royce SMR announcements herald 'golden age of nuclear’ for UK
The government has declared ‘a golden age of nuclear’ with Sizewell C receiving £14.2bn in state funding and Rolls-Royce SMR being selected to build the country’s first small modular reactors.
Located alongside EDF’s Sizewell B power station, the 3.2GW Sizewell C plant will support 70,000 jobs, including 7,900 in Suffolk.
Once online, EDF said 900 staff will operate the plant, which is expected to generate electricity for at least 60 years.
The chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to confirm the funding at the GMB Congress later today ahead of the government’s Spending Review on June 11, 2025.
The total cost of Sizewell C – estimated at £20bn – is expected to be kept down by replicating the design and operation of Hinkley Point C, which is under construction in Somerset.
“We will not accept the status quo of failing to invest in the future and energy insecurity for our country,” said energy secretary, Ed Miliband. “We need new nuclear to deliver a golden age of clean energy abundance, because that is the only way to protect family finances, take back control of our energy, and tackle the climate crisis.”
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