The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain: A History

Synopsis

Britain Was A Pioneer In Civil Nuclear Power And There Were High Hopes In The 1950s That This Could Be A Source Of Cheap Electricity And A Valuable Export Opportunity. In The Fall And Rise Of Nuclear Power In Britain, Simon Taylor Looks At Why These Hopes Were Never Realised, And How We Have Come To See A New Rise In Nuclear Power In Recent Years. Throughout The Book, Taylor Looks At: Energy Policy, Economics, Politics And Changing Environmental Priorities. Will This New Nuclear Energy Turn Out To Be A Heroic Story Of Uk Leadership On A Matter Of Global Importance, Or Will Prove A Hugely Costly Folly, As With British Nuclear Power In The Past?