Wylfa B could be back on track this decade and Trawsfynydd move forward for a Small Modular Reactor under UK Government plans to scale up nuclear.
The UK Government’s British Energy Security Strategy sets out how Britain will accelerate the deployment of wind, new nuclear, solar and hydrogen, whilst supporting the production of domestic oil and gas in the nearer term – which could see 95% of electricity by 2030 being low carbon.
The strategy will see a significant acceleration of nuclear, with an ambition of up to 24GW by 2050. This would represent up to around 25% of our projected electricity demand. Subject to technology readiness from industry, Small Modular Reactors will form a key part of the nuclear project pipeline, with Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd and Wylfa on Anglesey tipped as sites.
