UK Government in Talks to Fund £20bn Nuclear Plant Sizewell C

UK Government in Talks to Fund £20bn Nuclear Plant Sizewell C
A woman walks her dog on the beach in front of Sizewell nuclear power station in Leiston, England, March 17, 2011. Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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The UK government has confirmed it is to negotiate with French power producer EDF about developing the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk.

The government is looking at options to enable investment in at least one nuclear power station by 2024, and is considering funding Sizewell C, a twin-reactor plant that could generate 3.2 gigawatts of electricity, 7 percent of Britain’s energy needs.