Teesside is set to be home to Britain's first 'private' nuclear power station, which will be built using small modular reactors (SMRs) privately financed by WEC Nuclear. The agreement, facilitated by Ben Houchen, will see 4 reactors producing 1.5gw of power, enough to supply 2 million homes. The development is hailed as a boost for the region's green industry and job creation. Labour's Local Power plan aims to expand community-owned renewable energy sources across the UK.
An agreement has been reached to build a privately financed nuclear power station in Teesside. https://t.co/pgOhJEMMc4
Local power, local profit. @UKLabour's Local Power plan will help communities across the UK build and own their own sources of renewable energy – creating 1,000,000 new owners of local power in the largest expansion ever of community-owned energy. https://t.co/SL6B98zaKJ
⚡️ Massively positive news for Teesside today! We are set to be home to the first set of small modular nuclear reactors, privately financed by @WECNuclear. A huge agreement brought over the line with @BenHouchen. More jobs, clean energy, and progress. https://t.co/Y4XXBwANHn https://t.co/6XsVgcH56o
Incredible news that the first privately funded SMRs will be built here in Teesside 💪 4️⃣ reactors will produce 1.5gw of power - enough to power 2 million homes. Teesside is the UK centre for green industry and jobs, and it’s great to welcome another investment 🤝 https://t.co/IVIIzP4N3F
☢️ Britain’s first ‘private’ nuclear power station is to be built in Teesside using mini reactors previously championed by Boris Johnson https://t.co/AEj2qhkwkc