UK Energy Security Assured for 70 years With A Nuclear Roadmap for the Biggest Nuclear Power Expansion

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a new nuclear roadmap to secure the energy issues of the country by increasing nuclear power generation to reach 24GW by 2050 which would 80,000 UK jobs in the next 20 years. (Credit: AFP News)

The UK nuclear sector is set for a major overhaul as the UK government has announced the biggest expansion of nuclear power to reduce energy bills and strengthen the energy security of the country for the next 70 years.

The new roadmap announced by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on January 11 is part of the Great British Nuclear Programme launched last year. The UK government has set the roadmap for a step-by-step increase of nuclear power generation in the country by four times to reach 24GW in 2050.