A third consultation is underway on plans for a new multi-billion pound power station on Anglesey in North Wales.

The Wylfa Newydd power station project is being developed by Horizon Nuclear Power.

Residents are now being asked to submit their views on the development, with Horizon unveiling a more compact power station design and asking where/how it can best manage the impacts from construction and bring long term benefits to the community.

Key updates and changes include;

• reduction in the area taken up by the main power station, with more buildings and facilities shared between the twin reactors

• a single, carefully managed, temporary workers accommodation campus at the construction site. The campus will be built in phases, initially creating around 2,500 beds and providing a maximum 4,000 beds if needed. The company is also combining its permanent essential off-site support buildings, including a garage and back-up control facilities, into one location.

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• appointing a Welsh Language and Culture Coordinator to ensure protection and enhancement of language and culture remains at the heart of Horizon's development

• support for the development of an Employment and Skills Service to signpost people from across the region to jobs available at Wylfa Newydd

• support for a capital investment programme for all five secondary schools on the island to improve science and technology facilities and help promote the take up of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects

• funding to support a capital investment programme for the provision of new build affordable housing, initially focusing on increasing housing stock around the power station and in nearby Amlwch

• establishing a tourism fund to support marketing initiatives and skills and training for those in the tourist sector

Duncan Hawthorne, Chief Executive of Horizon Nuclear Power, said: "In this third stage of consultation we're focusing on the areas that have changed or where there are new proposals. 

"To make this project the best it can be it must be investable, constructable, and deliver a world-leading operating power station. Wylfa Newydd must also be a welcome addition to the community which Anglesey and the wider region can be proud of.

"The changes we're proposing will enable us to streamline our construction schedule, reduce the number of construction workers we need to bring in and temporarily house, and cut the number of development sites we need."

For dates, times and locations of the consultations, visit here.

(LM/MH)