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"The UK government has approved construction of Sizewell C, a two-reactor nuclear power plant. Once completed in the early 2030s, it will provide 3.2GW or 7% of the country’s electricity needs. ...
The £20 billion project will be mainly funded by French energy supplier EDF, with £100 million from the government. ...
Together with Hinkley Point C, expected to come online in 2027, Sizewell C is only the second nuclear plant built in the UK since 1995. Building more nuclear reactors is part of the government’s plans to decarbonise the country’s electricity grid by 2035 and would decrease the country’s dependence on imported gas. Most existing nuclear plants are due to stop generating power by 2030.
Up to 24GW of nuclear-generated electricity – three times more than the current supply – is planned by 2050. There is also a £120 million nuclear enabling fund for up and coming technologies such as small modular reactors. ..."
UK nuclear power plant at Sizewell site gets go-ahead after two years
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