Government confirms further £1.3bn of support for Sizewell C nuclear plant

Michael Holder
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An artist's render of Sizewell C nuclear power station | Credit: EDF
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An artist's render of Sizewell C nuclear power station | Credit: EDF

Additional funding aimed at supporting initial construction work for 3.2GW project situated on Suffolk coast

The government is to plough a further £1.3bn of funding into the Sizewell C nuclear power project on the Suffolk coast, in a move it said would help enable initial construction work at the site while consolidating...

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