'Critical for energy security': Government announces £300m for domestic nuclear fuel production

Cecilia Keating
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Scaling domestic production of specialist fuel can reduce UK's reliance on Russian supplies, government claims

The government has announced a £300m investment to support the domestic production of next-generation nuclear fuels, in a bid to reduce the UK's reliance on energy supplies from Russia. In an announcement...

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