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Seawright, S. Nuclear stations may stay on line to bridge the gap. Daily Telegraph. 12/06/2006
The Government has been preparing the public for more nuclear power stations to ensure a secure energy supply in the future.
Nuclear power provides 19pc of Britain's electricity needs today and maintaining a diverse range of power sources should deliver a greater security of supply, Yet the proportion of electricity generated from nuclear power is set to drop to 7pc by 2020 if older plants are closed as scheduled. Replacement plants cannot be built in time to make up the shortfall, which raises the next question in the energy debate: should Britain's ageing reactors be kept running for longer than originally planned until enough new plants are built? Four of Britain's oldest nuclear plants, called Magnox reactors, are still running but will be closed by 2010.
Nuclear power provides 19pc of Britain's electricity needs today and maintaining a diverse range of power sources should deliver a greater security of supply, Yet the proportion of electricity generated from nuclear power is set to drop to 7pc by 2020 if older plants are closed as scheduled. Replacement plants cannot be built in time to make up the shortfall, which raises the next question in the energy debate: should Britain's ageing reactors be kept running for longer than originally planned until enough new plants are built? Four of Britain's oldest nuclear plants, called Magnox reactors, are still running but will be closed by 2010.
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Journal title: Daily Telegraph
Subjects: Policy and Governance, Electricity generation, Electricity from nuclear fuel, Combined heat and power generation, Heat distribution, Transportation, Transmission and Distribution, Electricity, Power stations, Nuclear reactors
