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Sizewell C nuclear power plant backed by government

Nov 29,2022 4:20 am

A new £20bn Nuclear Power plant would help Britain move towards " greater energy independence" The Business secretary said as he backed The plans.

Grant Shapps visited The Suffolk coast to mark The signing of contracts with French energy firm EDF for £700m of government investment in Sizewell C.

He Said ministers were also committed to developing other new nuclear projects and The Energy Security Bill.

Critics said there was a " huge amount" of money still to find for The Project .

The two-reactor plant, claimed to generate 7% of The UK's electricity needs, was, when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister .

It had been rumoured to be under review, which, And Then in The Autumn Statement, The .

The Business and energy secretary said with global gas prices at " record highs" caused by Russia's, The Nation needed " British Energy for British homes".

" Today's historic deal giving government backing to Sizewell C's development is crucial to this, moving us towards greater energy independence and away from The risks That a reliance on volatile global energy markets for our supply comes with.

" This is at The Heart of a package of measures That - Together with The new Great British Nuclear and powers of The - will ensure secure supply for now and for generations to come, " Mr Shapps said.

Under The Deal , The government would become a 50% shareholder in The Project 's development with EDF.

It said The Move was The First Direct government investment in a new nuclear Power Project since Sizewell B, The Last nuclear Power Station to be built in The UK, was approved for construction in 1987.

Sizewell C would be built next to Sizewell B.

Campaign group Stop Sizewell C said The Project could " neither lower energy bills nor give The UK energy independence".

" Despite The government's paltry £700m, there is still a huge amount of money to find, and No One is prepared to Come Clean about what The ultimate cost will be, " it said.

" Sizewell C may have to rely on overseas investors who would pocket UK households' hard-earned cash. With a French developer, overseas owners and foreign uranium fuel, The Claim of energy 'freedom' looks pretty hollow. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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