UK Will Lead Nuclear ‘Renaissance,’ Says Shapps as Government Announces £157 Million in Grants

A crane at Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant near Bridgwater in Somerset, England on Sept. 23, 2021. Ben Birchall/PA

The UK will lead a “renaissance” on nuclear energy, Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps has promised, as the government offered grants of up to £157 million to several projects across the UK.

Mr. Shapps announced on Tuesday the launch of Great British Nuclear (GBN), a new arm’s-length government body tasked to “drive rapid expansion of nuclear power at an unprecedented scale and pace.”