The British Government has selected Wylfa on the island of Anglesey, Wales (UK) as the preferred site for the construction of a new large-scale nuclear power plant, which will be the country’s third. The new nuclear power plant at Wylfa is expected to be able to provide power to about 6 million British households and to a lifespan of 60 years.
The area has been considered suitable due to its proximity to cooling water and historical connection to the nuclear industry, as a 1.2 GW Magnox nuclear plant is currently undergoing decommissioning at the site. The site was bought by the UK Government for £160m (€188m) from the previous developer Hitachi, who abandoned plans for a new reactor in 2019.
In January 2024 also, the UK Government unveiled a roadmap to increase nuclear generating capacity fourfold in the country, attaining 24 GW of nuclear capacity by 2050, which would represent about 25% of the country's projected electricity demand. In 2023, nuclear (3.9 GW) represented about 14% of the UK power mix.
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