Hinkley Point nuclear power station. Credit: iStock – dynasoar
The government has scrapped rules limiting the number of sites where new nuclear power stations can be developed.
A new planning framework for nuclear, unveiled by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on 6 February, removes the existing list of eight sites where nuclear can be developed. The updated national policy statement also allows small modular reactors for the first time.
There will continue to be ‘robust criteria’ for nuclear reactor locations, however, including restrictions near densely populated areas and military activity.
