Are mini-nuclear reactors the answer to the climate change crisis?

Industry looks to the UK to develop factory-built reactors ready to provide affordable, low-carbon energy wherever it is needed - but issues around security and waste disposal remain

Mini nuclear power plants could be trucked into a town near you to provide your hot water, or shipped to any country that wants to plug them into their electricity grid from the dock. That is the aim of those developing "small modular reactors" and, from the US to China to Poland, they want the UK to be at the centre of the nascent industry. The UK government says it is "fully enthused" about the technology.

With UN climate change summit in Paris imminent, the question of how to keep the lights on affordably, while cutting emissions, is pressing.