The North West Nuclear Arc (NWNA) welcomes publication of the UK Government’s Energy Security Strategy yesterday which includes renewed and enhanced commitments to new nuclear to boost the UK’s energy independence following rising energy prices and volatility in global markets.

Why stop at power generation? Here, Michael JD Rushton and William E Lee suggest that small modular and other advanced reactors could also be employed to generate heat for use in homes and industry, as well as to create clean hydrogen. Experience of both exists in Europe and Russia.

The North West Nuclear Arc welcomes the announcement today that both U-Battery and Westinghouse have won a share of £40 million UK government funding to unlock green jobs by developing the next generation of nuclear energy technology.