| Government ministers have given the go-ahead | | | | soaring oil and gas prices, waning reserves of |
| to a series of new nuclear power plants that are | | | | fossil fuel and pressure to tackle climate change, |
| designed to replace those that currently provide | | | | the decision to invest in nuclear power looks like a |
| 20% of the nation�s electricity. | | | | sensible one. |
| Westinghouse, one of the three vendors involved | | | | All but one of the UK�s nuclear |
| in setting up the new power-plants, has estimated | | | | power-plants is set to be phased out by the year |
| that the UK�s economy could receive a | | | | 2023. The government is backing new designs |
| boost worth around �30 million. In | | | | that are expected to reduce carbon-emissions |
| addition, there are likely to be thousands of new | | | | and utilize reserves effectively. |
| energy jobs created as part of the process. With | | | | |