UK's largest nuclear power station Sizewell B given 20-year extension under government deal

Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension

Extension comes as government encourages first nuclear power projects in a generation to meet UK’s growing need for electricity Britain’s most recently completed nuclear power plant will continue generating electricity until 2055 after the government granted the power plant a 20-year life extension. Sizewell B in Suffolk was due to shut down within the next decade, but under a deal with the government its lifetime wi…

8 Jul, 21:30

UK's largest nuclear power station Sizewell B given 20-year extension under government deal

Ministers have agreed a new funding deal with the owners of Sizewell B in Suffolk that will see it continue generating electricity until 2055

8 Jul, 21:30

Sizewell B power plant given lifetime extension to 2055

8 Jul, 21:30

Sizewell B granted 20-year life extension

The government has granted the Sizewell B nuclear power plant a 20-year lifetime extension, meaning it will now continue to generate electricity until 2055. Majority-owner EDF and investor Centrica said they had agreed terms with the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, in a deal that will see its owners paid considerably less for [...]

8 Jul, 21:30