Plans for a huge expansion of nuclear power were to be set out by the government on Monday, as it publishes an energy strategy designed to smooth the way for new power stations and other large infrastructure projects.
In the 2020s about 30 per cent of Britain’s electricity will come from nuclear power, up from less than 20 per cent today, the government expects, after the construction of 10 to 12 new reactors. The plans envisage the most ambitious expansion of nuclear power anywhere in Europe, and one of the largest in the world.
