Sizewell B Nuclear Power Plant Granted 20-Year Life Extension
The Sizewell B nuclear power plant in the UK has been granted a 20-year life extension, a decision that aligns with the country's net-zero emissions goals. This extension will allow the plant to continue generating electricity for two more decades.
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Life of Sizewell B extended by another 20 years
The power plant was due to reach the end of its life in 2035 but will now continue until 2055.
Read full article →Sizewell nuclear plant extended as part of UK’s net zero push
Suffolk facility started running in 1995 and remains Britain’s most recently built nuclear installation
Read full article →Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension
Extension comes as government encourages first nuclear power projects in a generation to meet UK’s growing need for electricity Britain’s most recently completed nuclear power plant will continue generating electricity until 2055 after the government granted the power plant, which was first synchronised with the National Grid in 1995, a 20-year life extension. Sizewell B in Suffolk was due to shut down within the next decade, but under a deal with the government its lifetime will be extended ...
By Jillian Ambrose, energy correspondent
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