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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Rohit David

UK Scores Massive US-Backed Nuclear Jackpot: 12 Modular Reactors, 2,500 Jobs – Power Surge or Costly Gamble?

US-UK pacts unleash 12 Hartlepool reactors powering 1.5M homes, £40B investments (Credit: Sean P Twomey : Pexels)

Britain clinches a transatlantic nuclear triumph as US firms pour billions into modular reactors, promising clean power for 1.5 million homes and a surge of skilled jobs amid Keir Starmer's green revolution.

Yet whispers of overruns and safety snags cast shadows over the 12-reactor Hartlepool blueprint, fuelling debates on whether this small modular reactor windfall electrifies growth or repeats Hinkley Point's fiscal follies.

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