Investment in nuclear is rising fast, but it’s small, local organisations that will be soaking it up
Nuclear power has been a part of the UK’s energy supply for more than half a century. Today, the industry provides a fifth of the UK’s electricity and employs 44,000 highly-skilled people.
But with the majority of the UK’s existing plants due to close by 2030, we are entering a new dawn. Our new nuclear era will start with the construction of a £16bn power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset, which will power more than 15m homes with electricity.
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