GMB welcomes this positive step forward by the Government to facilitate a much needed new nuclear reactor in Wales says GMB
GMB, the energy union, has welcomed the UK Government’s £13.3 billion offer to Hitachi to help build a nuclear reactor in Wales.
The huge sum will help the Japanese tech giant cover a large proportion of the cost of its Wylfa Newydd project in Wales. [1]
Hitachi’s Horizon Nuclear Power hopes to start building on Anglesey in 2020.
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Justin Bowden, GMB National Secretary, said:
“GMB welcomes this positive step forward by the Government to facilitate a much needed new nuclear reactor in Wales.
“The UK’s current fleet of nuclear power stations are approaching the end of their working lives.
“We desperately need the reliable power – and jobs – these zero-carbon reactors will provide as part of balanced energy mix of renewables, nuclear and gas.
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