John on March 19th, 2010

Nuclear power has long been Britain’s most significant source of low carbon energy. In 1979 nuclear provided 12% of our electricity, and by 1997 that proportion had more than doubled to 26%.

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John on December 5th, 2009

Recently announced in the Low Carbon Industry Strategy, the Government will provide capital investment of up to £15 million to establish a Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre that combines the knowledge, practices and expertise of manufacturing companies with the capability of universities.

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John on November 10th, 2009

Hansard 10 Nov 09 Today, to guide the decision making of the new Infrastructure Planning Commission, we are setting out for consultation six draft policy statements on energy, the most important being those on the trinity of fuels of our low-carbon future: renewables, nuclear power and clean fossil fuels.

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