The energy crisis gripping Britain following the Russian invasion of Ukraine could see the UK Government move rapidly to get Wylfa B back on track. Energy prices were already spiralling in Europe and have now been further exacerbated by the war and moves to cut reliance on Russian oil and gas.
This crisis has highlighted the risk of relying heavily on imports to power the country and increased the urgency to move to additional renewables and low carbon alternatives like nuclear. Rolls-Royce is appealing to the UK government to speed up the rollout of small modular reactors (SMRs) with Wylfa on Anglesey and Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd prime potential sites.
Meanwhile prime minister Boris Johnson is reportedly keen to revive plans for the full scale Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant. Business Live previously reported the PM had said “very serious conversations” are taking place with two US energy and engineering giants Westinghouse and Bechtel over bringing a nuclear power plant to Anglesey.
