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The UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has decided to extend to 20 July the statutory deadline for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by NNB Generation Company (SZC) Limited for the construction and operation of the Sizewell C nuclear power station near Leiston in Suffolk. A decision had been expected on 8 July. A statement confirming the new deadline was made to the House of Commons and House of Lords.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 12 July 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsplanning-consent-for-sizewell-c-delayed-9838202
The Energy Security Strategy's ambitions are for eight new reactors, plus small modular reactors, helping to produce 24 GWe capacity by 2050, representing about 25% of the UK's projected electricity demand.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 08 April 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-planning-for-rapid-nuclear-expansion