They also point to falling output from coal, gas and nuclear power stations due to closures – leaving the country more exposed to intermittent renewables such as wind and solar farms.
Tom Greatrex, chief executive of the Nuclear Industry Association, said: “We shouldn’t have to rely on other countries to keep the lights on, and we certainly shouldn’t leave our energy future up to their decisions.
“We desperately need more baseload power, so we need to get on with a full new nuclear programme.
“That way, Britain gets the jobs, the energy and the…
