British Energy News

British Energy has published their expectations for plans to build new nuclear plants in the south of England. British Energy is working hard to settle on a design for Sizewell and expect to have made a decision within the next 12 months.

What is apparent is that they have identified four sites in the south of England as their priority sites. These are Sizewell in Suffolk, Bradwell in Essex, Dungeness in Kent and Hinkley Point in Somerset. They have said “We will not develop all four simultaneously and will take decisions on which site will be first based on the information we are currently gathering about each site.”

British Energy has also said on timing and order of the new builds “We have not yet decided which site will be developed first. However, based on the lead time for planning, licensing and detailed design work, we expect to be in a position to start on the first site around 2013.”