2021 A Crucial Year For Sizewell C And Suffolks Coast

Saturday, 2 January 2021 00:00

The Proposed Sizewell C Nuclear Power Plant.

The Proposed Sizewell C Nuclear Power Plant. Photo Source: EDF Energy 2021 will be a crucial year for the area with proposals for another nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast.

EDF Energy wants to build Sizewell C next to the existing site of both the decommissioned and currently operational reactors.Local opposition to the development is fierce, with local wildlife and landscapes being impacted - authorities are being asked to look again at the plans.

Suffolk County Council have said that EDF’s latest plans are a step in the right direction and they are continuing to work with them on their application.

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