US EditionAnglesey chosen as site for UK's first small nuclear power station
- On Nov 13 the UK government approved Wylfa on Anglesey as the site for the country’s first SMRs, with Great British Energy‑Nuclear leading the �2.5 billion project using Rolls‑Royce SMR designs.
- Once home to a conventional plant that stopped generating in 2015, the Wylfa former nuclear plant saw earlier revival efforts collapse, including Hitachi's 2021 project, leading Rhun ap Iorwerth and Llinos Medi to urge caution.
- Rolls‑Royce SMR designs will aim to deliver about 1.4 gigawatts, enough for roughly three million homes, with Wylfa site capacity for three reactors and up to eight, supporting 3,000 local jobs at peak construction.
- Diplomatic frustration met the announcement as Warren Stephens said he was "extremely disappointed" and Great British Energy‑Nuclear will report on large-scale sites by autumn 2026.
- While SMRs won’t be online by 2030, they are viewed as vital for UK net‑zero target by 2050, with budgets exceeding 40 billion and export prospects at Oldbury in Gloucestershire.
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