Grant Shapps earmarks £20bn for new fleet of nuclear reactors in UK
by Alex Lawson from Environment | The Guardian on (#6D2R8)
Britain's neglect of nuclear industry has been a colossal mistake' says energy minister
Grant Shapps has condemned the neglect of Britain's nuclear industry as a colossal mistake" as he earmarked 20bn for a fleet of new reactors - but admitted it would take six years to even make a decision on giving projects the green light.
The government formally launched Great British Nuclear (GBN), an independent body designed to aid the delivery of new projects, on Tuesday.
Continue reading...