The Site
Trawsfynydd is specifically referenced by the Welsh Government’s ‘Future Wales – The National Plan 2040’ as a potential site for small scale nuclear – with necessary infrastructure and local skills already in place. The plan notes the potential for new nuclear developments to act as a catalyst for regional regeneration and high value job creation.
Trawsfynydd is ideally suited to be the first site for small scale nuclear technology in the UK – a former nuclear site, with land in public ownership, and a range of recognised assets including cooling water, an adjacent National Grid sub-station, a skilled local workforce, and independent surveys confirming its suitability.
Our relationship with the NDA
The site, which includes the current nuclear site license area where the existing Magnox power station is located, is owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). Our relationship with the NDA is critical to the successful delivery of our vision for the development of new nuclear at Trawsfynydd.
In October 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the NDA and Cwmni Egino was signed. The MoU enables the NDA to share information and expertise around the characteristics of its land at Trawsfynydd, to align the decommissioning plans and site activities with the new nuclear project, and to support Cwmni Egino with stakeholder engagement and developing socio-economic plans.
The Trawsfynydd site is situated in the heart of Snowdonia National Park with the nearest settlement of Trawsfynydd village just to the south.
Access is via the A470 to the east which provides a strategic link between North and South Wales. Other significant settlements include Blaenau Ffestiniog some 15km to the north as well as Dolgellau some 21km distant. Llandudno is approximately 63km away and Cardiff some 220km to the south.