Nuclear plan may power 11,000 jobs
06-11-2009
Daily Mail
German utilities RWE and E.ON claim they could create over 11,000 jobs building new nuclear power stations in the UK.
The twin giants have formed a joint venture called Horizon Nuclear Power that will operate out of a new headquarters near Gloucester.
They are planning to develop around 6,000 megawatts of nuclear capacity in Britain - enough to power a city the size of Greater London - by 2025.
However question marks are hanging over Britain's nuclear plans amid claims the government will have to subsidise the industry to make the sums add up.
The UK will make a National Policy Statement next week that will make new nuclear a priority, potentially helping to ease barriers in the planning system.
Horizon could ultimately invest over £15bn in new nuclear. New reactors may be sited at land at Wylfa on Anglesey and Oldbury-on-Severn in South Gloucestershire.
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