By year’s end, the French state-owned company stated, it would decide whether to prolong the lives of four plants in the United Kingdom. The idea of operating its Sizewell B facility for 20 years longer than planned is another thing it is considering. Safety regulators must accept the plans, which, if granted, would require an investment of almost £1.3 billion. In a statement, the company stated that it aims to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy security as it unveiled its investment plans for its nuclear fleet in the United Kingdom on Tuesday. According to official data, nuclear power accounted for 13.9% of the total electricity supplied in the UK in 2022; however, this percentage has been declining since the 1990s. Nuclear fuels, like fossil fuels