Wylfa -Hands Up - who wants to get paid £1Billion to start digging in Wales
Posted: 12th September 2026
Wylfa Hands Up – who wants to get paid £1Billion to start digging in Wales – it looks like the Government will pick up the Tab£1.1bn and is expected to run from June 2028 until June 2034, GBE-N said in a preliminary market engagement notice. It also included an option to extend the contract until June 2037.
Small modular reactor client lines up £1.1bn Wylfa early works deal.
Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has outlined plans for an early works contract worth up to £1.1bn as part of its small modular reactor
(SMR) programme. The government-owned nuclear developer said the package would cover civil engineering, infrastructure, buildings, mechanical and electrical work and earthworks at the Wylfa site in Anglesey, north Wales. The contract has an indicative value of £730m
Construction News 7th Sept 2026
https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/small-modular-reactor-client-lines-up-1-1bn-wylfa-early-works-deal-07-09-2026/