Policy Submissions
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Consultation on the Future of Nuclear Power: IET comments to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
Abstract
Tackling climate change and ensuring the security of energy supplies are urgent and critical priorities for government policy. A new generation of nuclear power stations could contribute to meeting these goals in the long term. However, new nuclear build is unlikely to be generating before 2020 and will therefore not address the capacity shortfall expected to arise over the next two decades from the retirement of coal and nuclear stations. It is therefore imperative for Government to act urgently to ensure, firstly, that the overall policy framework promotes a diversity of low carbon energy sources and sustainable energy use, and, secondly, that the barriers to new nuclear build are lifted.
Submission Details Submitted on 04 October 2007 to Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (DBERR)
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Keywords and Search Terms Energy policy, Nuclear power stations, Environment, Sustainable development, Electricity supply industry, Electricity generation