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Nuclear energy is a risky investment, but that’s no reason for the UK government to avoid it

  • Written by Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
Nuclear energy is a risky investment, but that’s no reason for the UK government to avoid itSizewell B on the UK's Suffolk coast.Nick Beer/Shutterstock

The UK government’s investment of around £14 billion in a new nuclear power plant marks a big economic shift for the country’s approach to energy.

The Sizewell C plant in Suffolk will be the second of a new generation of reactors to be built in the country, after Hinkley...

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