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UK Risks Falling Behind In AI Race Without Urgent Action On Nuclear, Report Says

By David Dalton
4 December 2025

Oxford Economics says country’s attractiveness for data centres is constrained

UK Risks Falling Behind In AI Race Without Urgent Action On Nuclear, Report Says
Electricity demand from UK data centres is set to increase more than fivefold by 2030. Courtesy Google.
The UK risks falling behind in the global race to scale artificial intelligence (AI) unless urgent action is taken to accelerate nuclear development, a new report by the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) and the independent global economic advisory Oxford Economics warns.

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