Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd ruled out of new nuclear power plan

A site in Gwynedd has been ruled out of a plan for new nuclear power stations.

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in 2022 that the UK government was “looking to build” a small nuclear reactor (SMR) at Trawsfynydd.

But a UK government organisation set up to co-ordinate the industry believes the site does not have enough space for its first phase of work.

Great British Nuclear (GBN) said Trawsfynydd, which had an operating nuclear power plant until 1991 “might not be able to deploy quite as quickly as some other potential sites”.