Sizewell C and Rolls-Royce SMR announcements herald ‘golden age of nuclear’ for UK

Tuesday 10 Jun 2025
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The government has declared ‘a golden age of nuclear’ with Sizewell C receiving £14.2bn in state funding and Rolls-Royce SMR being selected to build the country’s first small modular reactors.

Located alongside EDF’s Sizewell B power station, the 3.2GW Sizewell C plant will support 70,000 jobs, including 7,900 in Suffolk.

Once online, EDF said 900 staff will operate the plant, which is expected to generate electricity for at least 60 years.

Read more in The Engineer here