Today the government announced 5 new nuclear power stations on the shore of the Irish Sea. Three in Cumbria, 1 at Heysham, 1 in Anglesey. There are currently 3 that have limited life remaining.
The government has also announced a ‘quick’ planning process which some people say will over-rule peoples rights. In general the location of the sites in this area are in places where nuclear stations exist and the jobs they bring are welcomed. So planning is not likely to be a major obstacle anyway.
The Irish Sea already has banks of wind turbines and more are planned. The hills of the Lake District and Lancashire have groups of wind turbines and more of those are planned.
It is forecast that electrical demand will increase by 10% in the next 10 years although this could be reduced as easily as building a new power station.
Overall nuclear is a necessary part of the energy supply system to ensure capacity is sufficient.