The 21 5 22 5 billion pounds 27 28 billion hinkley point c nuclear plant which edf is building with china s cgn ipo cgnp hk in the south of england is expected to begin generating power. In the late 1990s nuclear power plants contributed around 25 of total annual electricity generation in the uk but this has gradually declined as old plants have been shut down and ageing related problems affect plant availability. Construction has commenced on the first of a new generation of plants.
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On 27 may 2020 edf energy put in a development consent order application prior to the start of construction at the site. After this construction is expected to start around 2021 with an accelerated timeline due to the replication of the hinkley point c power plant on the site. The uk has 15 operational nuclear reactors at seven locations 14 advanced gas cooled reactors agr and one pressurised water reactor pwr as well as nuclear reprocessing plants at sellafield and the tails management facility tmf operated by urenco in.
Nuclear power in the united kingdom generates around 19 of the country s electricity as of 2020 projected to rise to a third by 2035.
