Scotland's last generating nuclear power plant is now expected to produce power for longer.
French energy company EDF said on Wednesday that Torness in East Lothian will keep generating until March 2030, an extension of two years.
EDF said the decision was made following a full technical review, carried out over the past seven months.
The extended lifetime is expected to secure the jobs of around 750 people who work at the site for longer.
The decision comes after a Government-commissioned report found the UK would need its nuclear fleet to stay operational for longer than planned to meet Labour’s goal of decarbonising the power grid by 2030.
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Station director, Paul Forrest said: "Since it started generating, Torness has produced enough electricity to power every home in Scotland for almost 30 years and I am delighted we will be able to keep doing that for longer.
"Today's decision is testament to EDF's investment in the site and the employees and suppliers here who have worked hard to make this station so productive."
The decision will see the lives of all four generating Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor stations in the UK extended. Heysham 2 in Lancashire has also had its life extended by two years, while Heysham 1 (Lancashire) and Hartlepool (Teesside) will generate for one year longer each.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the decision was “a strong endorsement of our clean power mission”.
He said: “These extensions are a major win for our energy independence – powering millions of homes while supporting 3,000 good jobs across Lancashire, Teesside and East Lothian.
“We can’t achieve clean power by 2030 without nuclear, which provides an all-important steady supply of homegrown clean energy.”
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