Sizewell C, which would sit next to the existing Sizewell B nuclear reactor on the Suffolk coast if built, was expected to supply up to 7% of the UK’s total electricity needs and fill a looming gap in Britain’s nuclear capabilities. When completed, the reactor, estimated to cost £30 billion, with taxpayers expected to foot about a fifth of the bill in partnership with private funding, was expected to generate electricity for 6 million homes for up to 60 years. “We are looking at every major project, including Sizewell C,” a government official told the BBC. Plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail, a high-speed line in the north of England sometimes informally referred to as High Speed ​​3, are also under consideration. The major projects review comes as the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, prepare to announce tax and spending plans on November 17. The Sizewell C site is one of eight new nuclear reactors that former prime minister Boris Johnson had planned to give the go-ahead over the next eight years. Last month, then UK Prime Minister Liz Truss and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged their “full support” for Sizewell C, which is to be jointly developed by French energy company EDF. Most of the UK’s nuclear power stations will close by 2030 – Sizewell B is due to close in 2035 – and the energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine has focused on national energy security solutions. While campaigning for the Conservative leadership over the summer, Sunak pledged to back Johnson’s plan to build eight new reactors. He also argued for reforming licensing laws to allow the government to build more nuclear plants in a bid to achieve energy independence by 2045. Subscribe to Business Today Get ready for the business day – we’ll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The government said some major infrastructure projects are progressing, such as the HS2 rail line, with a nuclear project set to be approved. “HS2 is on track, on budget and supporting 28,000 jobs,” a Treasury spokesman said. “We are also looking to approve at least one large-scale nuclear project in the coming years and aim to accelerate the delivery of around 100 major infrastructure projects across the UK.” However, Grant Shapps, the business secretary, gave a firm indication that Truss’ promise to eventually link northern cities from Hull to Liverpool, via Bradford, will at least be scaled back. “It didn’t really make a lot of sense to go and blast new tunnels through the Pennines… It’s not true to say we’re not delivering what we said we were going to do to raise the level of the north,” they told the BBC.