UK Reclassifies Nuclear Power as Environmentally Sustainable

UK Reclassifies Nuclear Power as Environmentally Sustainable
EDF's Sizewell B nuclear power station is pictured ahead of a visit by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Sizewell, eastern England, on Sept. 1, 2022. Chris Radburn/AFP via Getty Images
Owen Evans
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Nuclear energy is set to be classified as sustainable so the industry can have the same access to investment incentives as renewables, the UK chancellor has said.

In his Spring Budget delivered on Wednesday, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said the government will launch a Great British Nuclear scheme to “bring down costs” and “provide opportunities” in the supply chain, with a view to nuclear power providing 25 percent of the UK’s electricity by 2050.

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