Today Government have announced the opening of Great British Nuclear, rapidly expanding nuclear power across the country to boost energy security, cut bills, support more than 10,000 jobs across Warrington and grow the UK economy.
The aim is to have up to a quarter of all the UK’s electricity coming from nuclear energy – a clean, safe, reliable, and abundant supply of homegrown energy. That’s up to 24 gigawatts of electricity coming from nuclear, enough to power 24 million homes across the country.
That is why from today, companies can register their interest with Great British Nuclear to secure funding support to develop their products, harnessing billions of pounds of public and private sector investment in small modular reactors. We are also providing a grant funding package of £157 million to rapidly boost our homegrown supply of nuclear and other clean, reliable, energy.
This will not only boost our energy security, but will also create better-paid jobs locally (with more than 10,000 already in the nuclear sector and supply chain in Warrington) and across the county, drive down bills in the long-term, and help grow the economy – one of the Prime Minister’s five priorities.
it was a great pleasure to Meet with Moltflex in Warrington recently with the Secretary of State for Energy Security Grant Shapps
