Prof Steve Thomas, Greenwich University, assesses the considerable obstacles to the UK government’s target for new nuclear power. In October 2023, the British government reaffirmed the 2022 Boris Johnson target of bringing online 24 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear capacity, eight stations the size of Hinkley Point C, by 2050. In its response to a parliamentary committee report on the nuclear programme, the government claims a “roadmap will set out these next steps [to achieve the 24GW target] and will be … read more »
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