Along with its exit from the European Union, Britain plans to leave the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), a move that is expected to impede research and international agreements, slow down new nuclear projects and lead to rising energy costs. 

According to London Energy senior lawyer Vincent Zabielski, leaving Euratom before any new nuclear cooperation treaties are negotiated with the U.S. and France will place current projects in the UK on hold until new treaties are negotiated.

"None of the current new-build projects in the UK are British designs,” Zabielski told Reuters, “and most are reliant on foreign technology that is accessible only via the existing bilateral treaties through Euratom."

Read more about Brexit’s impact on Euratom on Reuters UK.