How would nuclear contribute to ensuring security of supply?
Investing in a diverse mix of fuels for electricity generation, including a significant amount of new nuclear, ensures greater security of supply. Concentrating on a single technology or fuel – such as gas – would mean all plants of that technology could be affected by a single unfavourable market development, such as very high fuel prices. Nuclear is the only low carbon, internationally-proven technology capable of providing large-scale continuous generating capacity within the timescales needed to meet the Government’s emission targets and maintain security of supply. Furthermore, the uranium required to fuel existing and potential new stations is readily available from politically stable countries in different parts of the world to the sources of gas supplies and uranium can be easily stockpiled if required.
