“If Hitachi walk away from Wylfa that probably spells the end of new nuclear in the UK,” he said. The 3GW plant at Wylfa by the Hitachi subsidiary Horizon Nuclear Power would be the UK’s second new nuclear power station after EDF Energy’s Hinkley Point C, under construction in Somerset. Hitachi wants to build abroad because of a moribund home market, while the UK government sees nuclear as an important source of low-carbon power. Despite the protracted discussions between the two parties, London appears to still be committed to making the economics of nuclear work. Greenpeace said the UK was wrongly pursuing a “dinosaur” technology and should focus on renewables, batteries and interconnectors to other countries.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2018 14:03 UTC