EMEA > UK starts to fund next generation nuclear after PM Johnson’s swansong speech

UK starts to fund next generation nuclear after PM Johnson’s swansong speech

Published 13:24 on September 2, 2022  /  Last updated at 13:25 on September 2, 2022  / Paddy Gourlay /  EMEA

The UK government has awarded £3.3 million in funding to research the next generation of cutting edge nuclear reactors, a day after outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged a “Great British nuclear campaign” that will see eight new plants built.
The UK government has awarded £3.3 million in funding to research the next generation of cutting edge nuclear reactors, a day after outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged a “Great British nuclear campaign” that will see eight new plants built.


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