The UK’s Labour government is making some sensible decisions on nuclear energy but must make a final investment decision on Sizewell C and finish the process of technology selection for the country’s planned deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs), Tom Greatrex, chief executive of the London-based Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), said in an interview on 3 February.

Greatrex told NucNet that Labour has “the right nuclear policy”, but needs to ensure that by the midpoint of this year a financial structure is put in place for construction at Sizewell C.

“By the summer, it’s urgent that the final investment process [for Sizewell C] and the SMR selection is completed. They [the government] need to make conclusions as the ongoing discussions must now end with proper decisions, Greatrex said.