'British Nuclear Renaissance': Government announces £120m fund to help innovators enter sector

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'British Nuclear Renaissance': Government announces £120m fund to help innovators enter sector

The Future Nuclear Enabling Fund aims to support the government's ambition to approve eight new reactors by 2030

State-of-the-art technologies and innovative new business are to be encouraged into the UK nuclear power sector following the launch of a £120m government fund today. The government said the Future...

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