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Sizewell C / Chancellor Confirms £700 Million State Backing As Nuclear Project Gets Green Light

By David Dalton
17 November 2022

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Chancellor Confirms £700 Million State Backing As Nuclear Project Gets Green Light
Sizewell C could become the first state-backed nuclear power station in the UK for 30 years. Courtesy EDF Energy.
The UK has given the go-ahead for new nuclear at Sizewell C in Suffolk, southeast England, with chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirming £700m (€799m, $824m) in support for what would be “the first state-backed nuclear power station for 30 years”.

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