UK Green-Lights £14 Billion for Sizewell C Nuclear Plant
The UK will invest £14.2 billion ($19.2 billion) to help build the Sizewell C nuclear plant, saying the reactor will help deliver 'a golden age' of abundant clean energy.
The proposed plant in Suffolk has been on the drawing board for more than a decade, and the funding announced Tuesday comes on top of billions of pounds already pledged during its development. The eventual price tag for construction may surpass £40 billion.
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