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The government has delayed its decision on EDF's Sizewell C planning application.

The decision on whether to approve the development consent order (DCO) for new £20bn nuclear power station Sizewell C was due this month but has been pushed back to 8 July. The Suffolk plant has been subject to previous…

Developers have been invited to register their interest in the government’s Future Nuclear Enabling Fund (FNEF).

The £120M fund has been established to fast-track nuclear energy proposals and overcome development barriers. The primary objective of the FNEF is to help mature potential nuclear projects ahead of a government process to select…

Further plans to mitigate the construction impact of Sizewell C nuclear power station have been revealed in developer SZC Co's latest submission to the Planning Inspectorate.

SZC Co has already committed to a number of mitigation measures to protect residential properties and road users on the B1122, which has been identified…

Sizewell C Co (SZC Co) is taking steps to limit disturbance to local birds and their habitat.

As part of construction, the developer will create a new wetland habitat to limit impact on a species of breeding marsh harrier. SZC Co revealed further details of the plans in response to energy…

Plans for the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station and small modular reactors (SMRs) have been boosted by the progression of the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill.

The bill passed the House of Lords yesterday and will now be sent for Royal Assent. Nuclear Industry Association chief executive Tom Greatrex emphasised the…

The government is set to take a 20% stake in the £20bn large-scale nuclear plant at Sizewell.

French developer EDF will also take a 20% stake in the Suffolk power station, according to various media reports. Official confirmation of the deal for Sizewell C is expected in the British Energy Security…

Hinkley Point C workers may be lost to other projects unless the government agrees a funding model for Sizewell C to progress without delay, a major construction union boss has said.

EDF's plan has been for Hinkley employees to move across to work on the proposed Sizewell project, which has been described…

Backers of the proposed nuclear power station Sizewell C have been given a £100M government funding boost.

The funding commitment from business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng will be used to continue the development of the project which will aim to attract further financing from private investors and, subject to value…

EDF has announced a further delay to construction of its Flamanville 3 nuclear power plant project in France, which uses the same European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) design as the firm's Hinkley Point C project and planned Sizewell C plant.

According to The Telegraph, an EDF spokesman has, however, downplayed the likelihood…

A Suffolk MP is calling for a proposed bypass to be extended if Sizewell C nuclear plant is given the green light.

Current EDF proposals for the nuclear power plant include plans for a bypass which would take construction traffic away from the villages of Farnham and Stratford St Andrew. However,…