Can new nuclear energy be developed in the UK without government subsidies? This question has been rumbling on in the UK ever since the coalition government agreed to allow nuclear power stations to be replaced “provided that they receive no public subsidy”.
At first it was assumed this was a convenient way to shelve plans for new nuclear building, which the Lib Dems have long opposed. After all, how could companies embark on something as big and expensive as new nuclear building without government money?
