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New nuclearpower station given green light
A new nuclear power station on the east coast of England will be given a£14.2 billion boost to finally get it off the ground.
Sizewell C in Suffolk has been mooted as the site of a new facilitysince at least 2009, when Ed Miliband identified it in his role as the Energy Secretary in the previous Labour government.
Campaign groups have said the construction of the new facility wouldhave a ‘devastating impact’ on its stretch of the Suffolk coast, which issusceptible to erosion.
It is set to be built on a platform seven metres above sea level toprotect it from the sea as it rises due to climate change.
The Labour government has also backed the development of small modularreactors to supply nuclear-sourced power to millions of homes and power-hungrysites like AI data centres.
Once all these projects are in operation, they will ‘deliver more newnuclear to grid than over the previous half century combined’, according to theDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Reeves, who will announce the Sizewell C funding later today at the GMBUnion Congress, said: ‘Today we are once again investing in Britain’s renewal,with the biggest nuclear building programme in a generation.
‘This landmark decision is our Plan for Change in action.
‘We are creating thousands of jobs, kickstarting economic growth andputting more money people’s pockets.’
