Britain lacks a clear strategy to deliver energy security and must be prepared to commit “substantial” amounts of taxpayer cash to developing new nuclear plants, the government’s official nuclear adviser has warned.
Simon Bowen, who was appointed to advise on the creation of Great British Nuclear, a proposed government body to drive the development of new nuclear projects, said ministers needed to set out “a plan which tells us which technologies we need and when and where”.
The establishment of Great British Nuclear has been delayed amid wrangling between the business department and the Treasury over the budget for supporting new projects, MPs on the Commons’ science and technology select committee heard yesterday. Graham Stuart, the energy minister, said the government was still “thrashing out
