Construction on UK's Oldbury site might not start until early 2030s: Horizon

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Construction by Horizon Nuclear Ltd., the 100%-owned subsidiary ofrnJapan’s Hitachi, of a two unit, 2,700-MW nuclear generating station atrnOldbury in western England, may not start until the early 2030s, arnHorizon representative said.rnHorizon plans to build two Hitachi-GE UK ABWRs, each with arncapacity of 1,350-MW, on the site of a former power station that itrnowns in Shepperdine, Oldbury. The site is located adjacent to thernSevern Estuary, a body of water leading into the Irish Sea.