To reduce its dependence on Russia, Johnson wants to speed up nuclear power plants in the UK

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to meet with representatives of the nuclear industry on Monday (21), according to reports. Bloomberg News PortalDiscuss how quickly the country will realize plans to build new plants as it seeks to free itself from dependence on Russian gas. The United Kingdom was one of the countries that imposed sanctions on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.

Companies Electricite de France SA, Bechtel Group Inc. And Westinghouse Electric Co., as well as banks and pension funds. As the details of the meeting were not made public, this information was provided to the report by an unidentified source.

The country’s new energy strategy to be discussed on Monday is expected to emphasize energy independence. For this, nuclear power must be one of the least carbon sources, in addition to wind and solar energy. The high cost of building reactors, valued at up to 20 20 billion, makes the project difficult to implement. So the presence of banks in the crowd is significant.

Boris Johnson’s government has already signaled that it intends to build a large nuclear power plant in the southeastern UK by 2024. Since the beginning of the war, plans to build a second power plant in Wilfa, Wales, have resurfaced through the US Confederation.