The UK government has announced a shift in its nuclear energy policy to approve additional nuclear power plants across ...

Britain’s last nuclear power station was built in 1995. Mini-nuclear power stations will be included in planning rules for the first time. And rules which only allow them to be built on eight ...

Britain on Thursday promised to free more sites for nuclear energy developments across England and Wales, seeking to attract ...

That’s the verdict of a new report from independent consultants Economic Insight which looks at the economic impact of the UK’s fleet of eight nuclear power stations during their operational ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to slash the red tape in his pursuit of building new nuclear reactors across England ...

The prime minister has announced plans to build small nuclear reactors in England and Wales, in an attempt to lower energy ...

saying it had "swallowed nuclear industry spin whole". Currently, progress building nuclear power stations in the UK can be slow - to get from planning to "power on" can take nearly 20 years.

The reforms are the latest in a series of proposals designed to "get Britain building ... in the world to develop a nuclear reactor but the last time a power station was built was in 1995.

to be built for the first time in Britain. At present, rules state that only the government may designate sites for potential nuclear power stations, severely limiting where they can be built.

EDF's Sizewell B nuclear power plant in Suffolk as PM Keir Starmer announced plans to make it easier for nuclear reactors to be built in England and Wales. (PA) ...