Dungeness + poss SMRs

‘aware’ of interest. The government has suggested Kent’s scrapped

nuclear power station could start generating energy again – despite being

decommissioned. Dungeness power station previously produced enough

electricity for a million homes a year before defuelling began in 2021. But

ministers say they are “aware” of interest from developers in

establishing new small modular reactors (SMRs) at the Romney Marsh site.

Last month, the government published its ‘nuclear energy generation’

policy, which outlines where nuclear reactors could be built without naming

specific locations. However, ministers have previously said Dungeness is

being considered for the new project. In September, Lord Patrick Vallance,

minister of state at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

(DESNZ), listed the Marsh headland as a potential location for new nuclear

power.

 Kent Online 29th Dec 2025

 https://www.kentonline.co.uk/romney-marsh/news/scrapped-power-station-tipped-for-nuclear-return-under-new-p-334408/