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

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...