No plans to demolish Sizewell nuclear power station, says Downing Street

Downing Street has denied plans for a new nuclear power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk are being considered as part of Jeremy Hunt's bid to plug a hole in government finances.
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Reports that the £30 billion nuclear facility could be scrapped or delayed, sparking alarm, with unions warning that abandoning Sizewell would dash the UK's hopes of to achieve net zero carbon emissions.
Doubts over the future of the project - which is expected to supply up to 7% of the UK's electricity needs - have been sparked by a report from the BBC quoting a government source as saying: "We are looking at every major project - including Sizewell C."

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No plans to demolish Sizewell nuclear power station, says Downing Street

Downing Street has denied plans for a new nuclear power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk are being considered as part of Jeremy Hunt's bid to plug a hole in government finances.

Reports that the £30 billion nuclear facility could be scrapped or delayed, sparking alarm, with unions warning that abandoning Sizewell would dash the UK's hopes of to achieve net zero carbon emissions.

Doubts over the future of the project - which is expected to supply up to 7% of the UK's electricity needs - have been sparked by a report from the BBC quoting a government source as saying: "We are looking at every major project - including Sizewell C."