CVB plots nuclear energy 'super cluster' at newly-acquired Gloucestershire site

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Credit: Chiltern Vital Group
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Credit: Chiltern Vital Group

Developer snaps up site of former Berkeley nuclear power station to create first new hub for nuclear energy research, training and AI

Chiltern Vital Berkeley (CVB) has today agreed to purchase the 40-acre Gloucestershire Science and Technology Park in Berkeley for a reported £6.5m in order to create the UK's first low carbon "super cluster"...

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