‘Archaic rules’ torn up to green light new nuclear

Wednesday 19 Feb 2025
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Advanced small modular reactors could be co-located with energy intensive data centres following a government pledge to approve more nuclear power plants in England and Wales.

The mini nuclear power plants will now be included in planning rules as part of the government’s so-called Plan for Change.

Other measures to speed up deployment of nuclear power stations include scrapping the eight-site list, thereby widening the areas for nuclear new build; removing the expiry date on nuclear planning rules; and the establishment of a Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce that will report directly to PM Keir Starmer.

Read more in The Engineer here