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Nuclear roadmap calls for 15GW by 2035

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Westminster’s Nuclear All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has published a roadmap that calls for 15GW of new nuclear generation by 2035 and 30GW by 2050.

Sizewell C
Sizewell C (lighter colouring on the right) next to Sizewell B (darker, on the left) Credit: EDF

In light of the current energy crisis and comments from the prime minister earlier this week about ‘big new bets on nuclear power’, the Nuclear APPG set out a five-point plan that urges commitment to both large-scale plants as well as small modular reactors (SMRs). Alongside the 15GW and 30GW ambitions, the plan also includes reclassifying nuclear as green energy to make it eligible under the Green Financing Framework, accelerating decisions and funding on Sizewell C and SMRs, freeing up unused nuclear sites for prospective developers, and streamlining the development and planning processes.

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“A lot of focus is quite rightly on how we insulate ourselves from volatile imported energy, and the government is wise to look to nuclear energy to provide the sovereign, reliable power we require to get to net zero,” said Ian Liddell-Grainger MP, chair of the Nuclear APPG.

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