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UK To Offer Contract For Difference Type Mechanism For New Nuclear Projects Under Framework

By Nigel Davies
12 February 2026

Government publishes details of ‘clear path to deployment of advanced reactors

UK To Offer Contract For Difference Type Mechanism For New Nuclear Projects Under Framework
The government has already selected Wylfa, on the island of Anglesey off the Welsh coast, to host the country’s first SMR, designed by Rolls-Royce SMR. Creative Commons Licence.
The UK government says it will provide a similar financing mechanism to a contract for difference (CfD) to help stabilise revenue for a new nuclear project to offset risks and encourage private capital.

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