Nuclear plant will help kick-start post-pandemic economy, says EDF
A planned new nuclear power station will help kick-start the economy following the coronavirus crisis, energy giant EDF has said.The power supplier has submitted an application to build the Sizewell C plant on the Suffolk coast, which it says will generate enough electricity to power six million homes and bolster the UK's energy resilience by reducing the need for imports. EDF also says it will create 25,000 jobs and 1,000 apprenticeships during construction, as well as providing 900 skilled jobs over its lifetime.The application for development consent to the Planning Inspectorate was delayed for two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.But campaigners opposed to the project have criticised the move, arguing that coronavirus social distancing restrictions are likely to continue in the...
