U.K.: Nuclear ‘won’t plug energy gap’

Building a new generation of nuclear power stations will not solve Britain’s looming energy crisis, a government advisory body said Friday.

A government energy review, to be published in July, is expected to recommend constructing new nuclear plants to replace Britain’s ageing stations, most of which are due to expire by 2020.

But the Sustainable Development Commission warned that nuclear power alone could not plug the energy shortfall or tackle climate change.
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