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EDF In Negotiations With UK Government Over Sizewell B Lifetime Extension to 2055

By Nigel Davies
21 January 2026

Talks focus on long-term price for power to enable £800m investment in Suffolk nuclear plant

EDF In Negotiations With UK Government Over Sizewell B Lifetime Extension to 2055
Sizewell B is now the only pressurised water reactor left up and running in the UK. Courtesy EDF Energy.
French state power company EDF says it is in negotiations with the UK government to extend the lifetime of the Sizewell B nuclear plant in the eastern region of Suffolk to at least 2055, which would require an £800m investment (€916m, $1.07bn).

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