Up to 50 nuclear power stations could be built under plans being looked at by the government. The remarkable figure – 10 times the number the government is openly discussing – is revealed in documents submitted to the Department of Energy and Climate Change by one of its own advisory bodies.

The documents are likely to raise questions as to what extent the government's energy policy is weighted in favour of nuclear and away from renewables such as wind turbines. It comes as Brussels begins an investigation into whether Britain is providing up to £17bn of potentially illegal public guarantees for the first nuclear power plant in a generation, Hinkley Point C in Somerset, which aims to provide 7% of the country's electricity.

Hinckley C will not be producing electricity until 2023 at the earliest-they have admitted as much, and probably the one in Cumbria is much the same date too. 50 nuclear power plants-yeah right! I cant see this government doing it...can you? we've got a general election in 18 months.

I'll just mention contract 'law'.
If the contracts get signed by this gov, future govs will struggle to renege on the deals. Because they are dumb and obey bits of paper.

lonewolf wrote: It's hard to say. I certainly think they will do so it if it is remotely feasible.