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| UK government reaffirms commitment to new Wylfa reactor | UK government reaffirms commitment to new Wylfa reactor |
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| The UK government has reaffirmed its commitment to a new nuclear reactor on Anglesey during a ministerial visit to Wylfa. | |
| Energy Minister Charles Hendry told the power station's staff the nuclear industry had a positive future on the island and within the UK. | Energy Minister Charles Hendry told the power station's staff the nuclear industry had a positive future on the island and within the UK. |
| Wylfa, which has been producing energy since 1971, will stop generating in 2014. | Wylfa, which has been producing energy since 1971, will stop generating in 2014. |
| Two firms shelved plans to build a new power station at Wylfa in March. | Two firms shelved plans to build a new power station at Wylfa in March. |
| The Welsh government has said Anglesey is the best option for nuclear development, while the company behind the project, called Wylfa B, says it is still live. | The Welsh government has said Anglesey is the best option for nuclear development, while the company behind the project, called Wylfa B, says it is still live. |
| E.ON and RWE npower are looking for a new owner for Horizon Nuclear Power, the joint firm to develop Wylfa B. | E.ON and RWE npower are looking for a new owner for Horizon Nuclear Power, the joint firm to develop Wylfa B. |
| Horizon had planned up to 6,000 megawatts of new nuclear plants in Britain, including Wylfa B, which they saw as more friendly to nuclear energy than other countries. | Horizon had planned up to 6,000 megawatts of new nuclear plants in Britain, including Wylfa B, which they saw as more friendly to nuclear energy than other countries. |
| Mr Hendry also announced a new £480,000 socio-economic funding package awarded to the Anglesey Energy Island Programme (EIP) by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. | Mr Hendry also announced a new £480,000 socio-economic funding package awarded to the Anglesey Energy Island Programme (EIP) by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. |
| Mr Hendry said Anglesey could help power the UK for decades to come. | Mr Hendry said Anglesey could help power the UK for decades to come. |
| "We're very keen indeed to see the development of this site in Anglesey as a new nuclear reactor and therefore having people with the skills available to carry out the work is a really important part of the process," he told BBC News. | "We're very keen indeed to see the development of this site in Anglesey as a new nuclear reactor and therefore having people with the skills available to carry out the work is a really important part of the process," he told BBC News. |
| During his day long visit to the island, Mr Hendry spoke to students at Coleg Menai's Energy Centre. | During his day long visit to the island, Mr Hendry spoke to students at Coleg Menai's Energy Centre. |
| He was also meeting officials from the EIP, Horizon Nuclear Power, Magnox Limited and EnergySolutions, Coleg Menai, Bangor University and other local stakeholders, as well as visiting Horizon's new site offices. | He was also meeting officials from the EIP, Horizon Nuclear Power, Magnox Limited and EnergySolutions, Coleg Menai, Bangor University and other local stakeholders, as well as visiting Horizon's new site offices. |
| Anglesey council leader Bryan Owen said: "It's fitting that the energy minister should make his statement here on Anglesey as - in Wylfa - we have one of the best new nuclear build sites in Europe." | Anglesey council leader Bryan Owen said: "It's fitting that the energy minister should make his statement here on Anglesey as - in Wylfa - we have one of the best new nuclear build sites in Europe." |