Wylfa Newydd / UK Delays Decision On Planning Permission

UK Delays Decision On Planning Permission
A decision on whether to give the stalled Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station project in north Wales planning permission has been deferred.

The UK’s business secretary Andrea Leadsom said she wants more information on environmental and other impacts for the two UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactors on the island of Anglesey.

She had been widely expected to back the proposals, granting what is known as a development consent order.

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