Welsh Members of Parliament have expressed their concerns over the future of nuclear energy developments in Wales. On Wednesday, the Welsh Affairs Committee, which consists of MPs from various parties in Wales, called on ministers to act on their commitment by pushing ahead with their plans with Wylfa nuclear power station on Anglesey.
In the committee's report, the MPs said that they had welcomed the UK Government's ambition that nuclear energy is to meet up a quarter of UK electricity demand by 2050. Over the course of the committee's inquiry, both the Energy Minister and interim-Chair of Great British Nuclear referenced Wylfa as being an "ideal site" for a new nuclear power station.
The committee said that they were of the view that new nuclear could be a "game-changer" for the north Wales economy. However, the report found that there were "major obstacles" before Wylfa could be home to a gigawatt-scale nuclear power station.
