Wylfa Newydd (Cancelled)
Isle of Anglesey, UK · Proposed (2009-2019, cancelled) · £2 billion (spent before cancellation, 2019 prices)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchCancellation due to lack of a viable financing package from the UK Government, highlighting challenges in funding new nuclear. - Demonstrates the significant financial risks associated with large nuclear projects. - Lessons learned regarding government support mechanisms and investment environments for nuclear energy.
Key engineering challenges
Securing viable financing for large-scale nuclear new build projects. - Navigating complex regulatory and political landscapes. - Managing public perception and local opposition.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Horizon Nuclear Power (Hitachi subsidiary), NuGen (original consortium)
- Lead contractor
- Not applicable (cancelled before main construction)
- Lead designers
- Not applicable (cancelled before main construction)
- Project type
- new build (cancelled)
- Scale
- Proposed 2.9 GW (2 ABWR reactors)
- Disciplines
- nuclear; civil; electrical; mechanical; planning
- Standards & frameworks
- ONR (proposed)
Sources: NucNet: Wylfa Newydd / Project Formally Cancelled As Horizon Withdraws (https://www.nucnet.org/news/project-formally-cancelled-as-horizon-withdraws-planning-application-1-4-2021) - Wikipedia: Wylfa nuclear power station (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wylfa_nuclear_power_station) - The Manufacturer: Nuclear power: What happens next? (https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/nuclear-power-what-happens-next/) - Parliament Publications: The suspension of work on Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station (https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmwelaf/1938/full-report.html) - Solar Power Portal: Hitachi abandons 2.9GW Wylfa Newydd nuclear project (https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/solar-projects/hitachi-abandons-2-9gw-wylfa-newydd-nuclear-project)