Responding to the Government’s announcement on accelerating nuclear power, Dhara Vyas, Chief Executive at Energy UK, said:
“The Government has an ambitious plan to unlock investment in clean power technologies, which is vital as we continue to decarbonise the power sector.
“Bolstering energy security and meeting our clean power 2030 target go hand in hand, and we’ll need to accelerate the deployment of all low-carbon energy sources, including large-scale nuclear and small modular reactors.
“Nuclear energy offers a stable, constant, clean power option to complement a renewables-based electricity system. A new approach from Government to streamline the development of nuclear projects will help to provide greater investor certainty, boost growth and create jobs.”