The great debate - Published Dec 2009

[SteveH]

Korean energy giant in North Wales nuclear power station plans
Kepco will hold talks with the UK Government

A Korean stated-owned energy giant has emerged as a new bidder to deliver a much needed new nuclear power station in North Wales. While at an early stage Kepco is looking to build a new reactor at Wylfa in Anglesey.

The site has long been mooted for a new power plant. However, to date a financial model to make such a project viable for private sector investment has proved elusive. Japanese industrial giant Hitachi abandoned its plans back in 2019, writing off ?2.1bn in the process.

cont https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/korean-energy-giant-north-wales-29157991?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[SteveH]

Wylfa chosen for new nuclear power station

Wylfa on Anglesey has been chosen as the preferred site for a large-scale nuclear power plant, the UK government said.

The site was bought by ministers for ?160m from previous developers Hitachi who abandoned plans for a new reactor in 2019.

International energy companies have begun talks with the UK government to start building the new Wylfa plant.

UK government Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho said the site would provide "thousands of well-paid jobs".

The Welsh Secretary, David TC Davies, says he won?t ?put a date? on when a power station could be built and ready for production but he said ?Wylfa is destined to have a nuclear power station?.

Asked if a new power station would be ready by 2040, he said ?it?s traditionally taken a longish time?.

cont https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clkk7ewenyro

[SteveH]

Plans to build a large nuclear power station in Wales are at risk of being scrapped as Ed Miliband seeks to accelerate Britain’s switch to a net zero electricity grid.

The Energy Secretary has told officials to review future nuclear plans in a move that has thrown into doubt plans for a third new gigawatt-scale plant to be built at Wylfa, in Anglesey.

The review will also reconsider the official target, announced under Boris Johnson, to deploy at least 24 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2050, The Telegraph understands.

cont https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/09/07/ed-miliband-considers-scrapping-planned-nuclear-plant/?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[SteveH]

Claims Wylfa mega-nuclear site 'under-review' with potential switch to mini-nuke plants
Previous UK Government named the Anglesey site as the next "preferred" location for the next large nuclear development.

here are reports that the UK's nuclear plans are under review - with Wylfa's status as the next potential site for a 'mega-nuclear' project under threat. Ahead of the General Election this year the previous UK Government named the Anglesey site as the "preferred" location for the next large nuclear development.

It followed the purchase by the government of the site and a nuclear location at Oldbury, Gloucestershire, for £160m from Hitachi. The news brought hope of a revival of a new major nuclear plant that would bring thousands of jobs. But after a number of false dawns there was also scepticism locally that the scheme would ever happen.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/claims-wylfa-mega-nuclear-site-29895174?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589