The UK government have chosen a preferred site for a potential new nuclear energy site, with Wylfa on Anglesey being seen as the best location. A previous nuclear reactor ceased operations in 2015, with politicians in Wales saying there is a lot of interest from global energy firms.
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00:00 Nuclear power has long made up a good portion of the energy in the United Kingdom, and now
00:08 the UK government wants to ramp up nuclear power in what they say is the biggest increase
00:12 in the field in 70 years.
00:16 That increase is earmarked to come from a site on Anglesey, with plans to build a new
00:20 nuclear reactor at Wylfa, a site which previously had an older nuclear power station.
00:26 That site closed in 2015 and now the UK government wants to bring nuclear power back to the island.
00:34 The proposed site, according to the government, would provide 6 million homes with energy
00:38 for the next 60 years.
00:41 Clyde Cymru and other opposition parties have said they want decisions on the proposed site
00:45 to be in the best interest of the local community.
00:50 The government owns the site, the decisions have been made, but as of yet, no dates have
00:55 have been set.
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