A new government review has found the United Kingdom to be the "most expensive place in the world" to construct nuclear power plants, largely due to "overly complex" bureaucracy. The report, commissioned by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, calls for a "radical reset" of regulations to save "tens of billions".

• The Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce report recommends a "one-stop shop" for nuclear decisions and streamlining the planning system.
• Taskforce chair John Fingleton stated that the UK's regulations have made it the most expensive for nuclear development, citing excessively risk-averse policies.
• The UK, among 30 other countries, has pledged to triple nuclear capacity by 2050 to meet future energy needs and net-zero targets.