Can the UK fulfil its ambitious nuclear construction plans?
30 March 2026
Modulift modular rebar lifting frame at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station site. Photo: Modulift
The UK’s nuclear construction plans - for both conventional and small modular reactors (SMRs) - are ambitious. Vincent Zabielski, partner, Pillsbury asks if the Office for Nuclear Regulation will be up to the task and argues why international regulators need to aim for more standardisation.
A looming energy crisis and fractious geopolitical headwinds have increased attention on nuclear energy and the critical role it could play in global energy systems.
However, UK projects have struggled to meet budgets and schedules, with many pointing to a complex regulatory system as part of the challenge.
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