Nuclear power: What happens next?

Posted on 23 Jan 2019 by Maddy White

Hitachi has scrapped plans to build a nuclear power station in Wales, while Rolls-Royce is reportedly in talks to supply one in Essex. Questions over the future of nuclear-based power continue to be raised.

The proposed Wylfa Newydd plant in North Wales. The £13bn Wylfa Newydd plant in Anglesey planned to have two nuclear reactors in operation by the mid-2020s, but Hitachi has halted work on the site due to rising costs. The firm had been in talks with the British government about funding for…

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