Nuclear and Coal in the Future for UK Energy Says Study

A report of Inderscience’s International Journal of Nuclear Governance, Economy and Ecology predicted that renewable energy must be developed alongside nuclear power and clean coal-fired power station technology.  The report states that the UK must follow this course in order to avoid relying on enormous and potentially debilitating natural gas imports.
Muhammad Asif of the School of Built and Natural Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow and colleagues John Currie and T. Muneer at the School of Engineering and Built Environment, Napier University, Edinburgh, explain that affordable and secure energy is crucial for any modern economy.
The team analysed the challenges facing the UK such as climate change, limited resources and rising costs, and determined that an energy sources mix consisting of nuclear expansion, the development of clean coal-fired power stations and a dramatic increase in renewable energy sources would be the most beneficial.
The team has analysed the situation facing the UK and states that the energy mix of renewables, coal and nuclear will provide the energy security and diversity in the supply mix that could be the most sustainable option for the country.

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