Delivering New Nuclear to Ynys Môn

I am delighted that, after much hard work, on 22 May 2024 the UK Government gave a firm commitment to a gigawatt new nuclear plant at Wylfa.

Following the purchase of the Wylfa site by Great British Nuclear (GBN) in March 2024, this latest announcement gives local people the secure and stable future I have been fighting for.

In the long term, this announcement will bring investment of around £20bn and leaves the door open for additional small modular reactors on the same site.   

It will also mean around 8,000 construction jobs and 800 steady state quality careers will be created at new Wylfa alongside hundreds more secondary and supply chain jobs.

This skilled employment will enable our young people to afford their own homes, stay in their communities and keep the Welsh language and culture alive.

The highlights of my work to get Wylfa to this point include:

  • 2022: The UK Government's British Energy Security Strategy the UK Government names Wylfa as a key site for one of its eight proposed new nuclear power plants.
  • 2022: I sit on the Nuclear (Financing) Bill Committee which puts in place new legislation to address the financing of new nuclear.
  • 2023: The UK-wide Future Nuclear Enabling Fund was launched from Wylfa showing how significant the UK Government believes the site to be2023: The creation of Great British Nuclear as the UK Government's flagship for delivering new nuclear to the UK to meet its Nuclear Roadmap commitment of 24 gigawatts (GW) of electricity from nuclear by 2050.
  • 2024: The purchase of the Wylfa site by Great British Nuclear.

In addition I have:

  • brought six UK Government Ministers, including the former Prime Minister, Secretaries of State for BEIS and Wales, the Energy Minister and the Nuclear Minister, to visit Wylfa and meet local people,
  • brought key nuclear developers including Bechtel and Rolls-Royce to Wylfa and other local brownfield sites so that they can see the potential opportunities.
  • set up and chaired the Nuclear Delivery Group and the APPG for small modular reactors.

This is an exciting time for the prospects of Wylfa.
 

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Spring 2023 Update

Includes:  New investment news Wylfa update Freeport work Map of investment and opportunity

Taking GE-Hitachi around Anglesey

Great to bring GE-Hitachi (David Powell VP UK and Craig Jones VP UK Corporate team) the North of the island to visit Wylfa. As Chair of the APPG for SMRs - Small Modular Reactors - I lead the campaign for SMRs. GE-Hitachi based in Wilmington, North Carolina - shared their vision for 16 BWRX-300 SM

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝘆𝗹𝗳𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆

It was great to hear Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero talking so enthusiastically about Wylfa and my role as a champion for nuclear in the Welsh Affairs Select Committee. ‘𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘺𝘭𝘧𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘞 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘔𝘙 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳

𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿

I wrote to Rishi Sunak along with the support of over 50 other MPs urging the Prime Minister to push ahead with the bold new programme of nuclear power construction under the aegis of Great British Nuclear. I have campaigned tirelessly since being elected to do all that I can to bring 𝙟𝙤𝙗𝙨 and 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚

𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗡𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 “𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆"

I welcome the news about a new Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero - and I am optimistic that this energy and climate-focused department will work to deliver new nuclear and help deliver our net zero by 2050 target. It was fantastic to hear the HM Treasury Minister James Cartlidg

𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

I spoke in Education Questions today about the importance of ensuring we invest now in the skills of the future. "‘𝘔𝘳 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳 , 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘕𝘶𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘞-𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘔𝘙 𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

I spoke in the Autumn Statement and asked the Chancellor: ‘𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘊 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 - 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘩. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘕𝘶𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵’