Civil Nuclear Roadmap plots pathway to 24GW capacity
The UK government has revealed its plans for the expansion of nuclear power, including ambitions for a third gigawatt-scale power plant comparable to Hinkley and Sizewell C.
Billed as the Civil Nuclear Roadmap, the plans also include support for the roll out of small modular reactors, as well as £300m investment in the domestic production of HALEU, a specific type of nuclear fuel currently only produced in Russia. In total, the programme is expected to increase the UK’s nuclear capacity to 24GW by 2050. This would be a fourfold increase on today’s figure and enough to meet around a quarter of the UK’s anticipated electricity demand.
“We’re making the biggest investment in domestic nuclear energy in 70 years,” claimed Claire Coutinho, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. “Our £300m plan to produce advanced nuclear fuel in the UK will supply nuclear plants at home and overseas – further weakening the Kremlin’s grip on global energy markets.
“From large gigawatt projects to small modular reactors, the UK’s wider nuclear revival will quadruple our nuclear capacity by 2050 – helping to power Britain from Britain.”
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