The Roadmap to 2030 discusses the wider implications of the change.
Replacing coal: a safe, reliable, sustainable path to clean energy.As decarbonising is the principal challenge we face, we need sources of clean energy.
Nuclear is a clean source of energy.Nuclear energy doesn’t create air pollution or release greenhouse gases.The steam created in the energy production process is recycled into the atmosphere and the relatively small amount of fuel that is needed to provide the required energy can be stored safely.
We do need to ensure our long-term solutions for storing spent fuel are fit for purpose, but we will only have the time to worry about that if we tackle the immediate climate crisis.. As such, although nuclear energy itself isn’t technically renewable, we can be confident of the fact that it is a flexible, clean energy source already known to complement renewables well, and which can be used to create a reliable power grid.. 8.Flexible, advanced reactors sit alongside wind and solar in markets with high penetrations of renewables, and can enable similarly high penetrations of variable renewables in future energy systems.
Together, renewables plus advanced nuclear (with thermal energy storage) can reduce emissions and improve performance in future electricity grids, lowering overall system cost.. 9.
Current and emerging advanced heat sources (new generation nuclear reactors) can do more than just provide reliable, clean electricity.Their GWS tenure began in 2012 when they simply rented two single desks in a shared space.
Now, having grown in size, they occupy two adjoining studios.Anna tells me, ‘We love being on the ground floor.
You see other people, their shopfronts.We like feeling part of the action.