Blog: Nuclear’s role in a changing energy landscape
In a blog published on the Department of Energy & Climate Change website, Professor Andrew Sherry writes about nuclear’s contribution in a changing energy landscape.
Professor Sherry, who is Chief Scientist at the National Nuclear Laboratory and Leader of the Nuclear Industry Council workstream on public understanding of nuclear energy, writes that "we must become far more dependent on low carbon technologies."
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