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| − | In 2012-13 Beddington led a panel of senior scientists calling for UK investment in nuclear technologies. The group published a report in March 2013 which made recommendations to help rejuvenate the UK's nuclear industry and keep the lights on over coming decades. | + | In 2012-13 Professor Beddington led a panel of senior scientists calling for UK investment in nuclear technologies. The group published a report in March 2013 which made recommendations to help rejuvenate the UK's nuclear industry and keep the lights on over coming decades. |
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| + | :I am convinced that nuclear power will play a pivotal role in the UK’s energy future. The requirement for nuclear power may exceed current plans for new build, perhaps substantially. It’s therefore crucial that we keep a wide range of technological options open so that we are able to meet this potential demand in a safe and sustainable manner. Today’s announcements on R&D and on skills are the first steps in doing exactly that. | ||
| − | + | :One of the conclusions of my work last year was that important research in the UK could be hindered through lack of access to the right facilities. I am therefore delighted that significant funding has been allocated today to provide those facilities in the future." New funding includes £15 million for a new world class National Nuclear Users Facility and £12.5 million to join the Jules Horowitz Test Reactor which is being constructed in France to test materials for nuclear fusion applications. <ref> Simon Levey, [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/naturalsciences/climatechange/newssummary/news_27-3-2013-17-39-1 Senior scientists call for UK investment in nuclear technologies], Imperial College London Science News, 28 March 2013, acc Sept 2013 </ref> | |
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| − | :One of the conclusions of my work last year was that important research in the UK could be hindered through lack of access to the right facilities. I am therefore delighted that significant | ||
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| + | *[[Ad Hoc Nuclear Research and Development Advisory Board]] | ||
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Sir John Beddington is the Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government and Honorary Principal Research Fellow at Imperial College London.
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In 2012-13 Professor Beddington led a panel of senior scientists calling for UK investment in nuclear technologies. The group published a report in March 2013 which made recommendations to help rejuvenate the UK's nuclear industry and keep the lights on over coming decades. In a statement, Beddington said that:
- I am convinced that nuclear power will play a pivotal role in the UK’s energy future. The requirement for nuclear power may exceed current plans for new build, perhaps substantially. It’s therefore crucial that we keep a wide range of technological options open so that we are able to meet this potential demand in a safe and sustainable manner. Today’s announcements on R&D and on skills are the first steps in doing exactly that.
- One of the conclusions of my work last year was that important research in the UK could be hindered through lack of access to the right facilities. I am therefore delighted that significant funding has been allocated today to provide those facilities in the future." New funding includes £15 million for a new world class National Nuclear Users Facility and £12.5 million to join the Jules Horowitz Test Reactor which is being constructed in France to test materials for nuclear fusion applications. [1]
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- ↑ Simon Levey, Senior scientists call for UK investment in nuclear technologies, Imperial College London Science News, 28 March 2013, acc Sept 2013
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