Nuclear and the politics of energy security

Most of the EU’s nuclear fuel needs are met, directly or indirectly, by Russia

Construction work at the Hinkley Point nuclear power station
(Image credit: Matt Cardy/Getty)

Nuclear appears to be back in vogue. Here at home, after a protracted debate, work is about to start on a new fleet of nuclear plants that could in the future provide as much as 35 per cent of the UK’s electricity.

Huge construction programmes are already going on in the developing world. China is currently, in some form, planning no fewer than around 200 nuclear power plants, while India is busy going about ensuring 25 per cent of its energy is supplied via nuclear fission by 2050.

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