Grant Shapps earmarks £20bn for new fleet of nuclear reactors in UK

Britain’s neglect of nuclear industry has been a ‘colossal mistake’ says energy minister

Grant Shapps has condemned the neglect of Britain’s nuclear industry as a “colossal mistake” as he earmarked £20bn for a fleet of new reactors – but admitted it would take six years to even make a decision on giving projects the green light.

The government formally launched Great British Nuclear (GBN), an independent body designed to aid the delivery of new projects, on Tuesday.