Britain on Thursday promised to free more sites for nuclear energy developments across England and Wales, seeking to attract private investment into Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as part of its push to decarbonise the power network.

A new generation of smaller nuclear reactors could be based on decommissioned sites, speeding up the process considerably, a government advisor argues

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the country had been "let down and left behind" because it had not built a nuclear power station in "decades" - and the plans will create thousands of highly skilled jobs.

Britain's Labour government on Thursday said changes to planning laws will speed up the country's rollout of mini-nuclear reactors aimed at providing cheaper and cleaner energy.

Mini reactors will be built for the first time in Britain 'to create clean, affordable energy' under latest reforms