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UK nuclear developer seeks permits for proposed project in Wales

Horizon Nuclear Power Ltd., the U.K. subsidiary of Japan-based Hitachi Ltd., on June 5 said it has submitted key applications for the development of its proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear facility on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales.

The company submitted an application for a development consent order which details its technical, logistical and social plans for the facility. The application runs about 41,000 pages, Horizon said, adding that if accepted, its review will take up to 18 months. Horizon Nuclear also submitted applications for a marine license, operations combustion permit, operations water discharge permit and construction water discharge permit.

On June 4, U.K. Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Greg Clark told Parliament that the British government has reached an initial agreement with Hitachi for the construction of the nuclear plant, but reiterated that discussions have just started and decisions are not yet final.

"For this project the government will be considering direct investment alongside Hitachi and Japanese government agencies," he said, according to a June 4 report in The Guardian newspaper.

The proposed power station will include two reactors with a combined minimum generating capacity of 2,700 MW. It will be constructed beside the former Magnox Wylfa station, which is now being decommissioned after more than 40 years of service. Horizon Nuclear targets to place the new nuclear facility online by mid-2020s.