What is the case for Nuclear Power?
The UK government has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 34% by 2020 and 80% by 2050.
In their bid to achieve this, in 2009, they approved 10 sites in the UK to build new nuclear power stations.
However, there is strong opposition to nuclear power and the debate is far from over.
Approximately 80% of UK electricity is currently generated by fossil fuels, the main producer of carbon emissions:
