Nuclear energy 'not the solution'
November 10, 2009
The government should focus on all forms of technology, not just nuclear, in order to meet its low carbon targets, according to the Renewable Energy Centre.
A spokesperson for the organisation made the claim after energy secretary Ed Miliband set out the draft Nuclear Policy Statement (NPS) yesterday.
The draft outlined why nuclear power is important and gave the go-ahead to ten sites across England that are to have nuclear energy stations constructed on them.
However, the Renewable Energy Centre urged the government to consider alternative technologies saying it would be "disappointing if nuclear was seen as the solution".
The organisation claimed that wind power could be installed much faster than nuclear technology and with fewer "contentious issues", such as waste storage.
A spokesperson for the online information centre said: "Both wind and wave power are the UK's greatest assets when it comes to clean energy supply.
"It is essential we take full advantage of these over the next decade to ensure we have both energy security and a much larger proportion of renewable energy supply."
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