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Despite their own projection of a rise in average sea levels at Dungeness of 1.22 metres over the next 50 years, British Energy claims the site would be suitable for a next-generation nuclear reactor.

A report by British Energy said that for Dungeness to be a suitable location there would have to be re-positioning and new sea defences. It states: "The station structures should be stepped back to accommodate future coastal erosion, with appropriate flood defences also set back to absorb the increasing erosive force."

The firm has already embarked on transmission connection agreements with National Grid for each of the key sites it owns in the South of England at Sizewell, Hinkley, Dungeness and Bradwell, starting in 2016.