The UK needs to present a clearer plan on what technology it expects can build its “golden age” of nuclear and drive a fleet-based approach that will help create a stronger supply chain and economies of scale, a white paper from thinktank Policy Exchange said.

According to the Policy Exchange Nuclear Enterprise Commission, formed of experts from government, industry and academia, the UK government is at a pivotal moment in a civil nuclear strategy that would shape the country’s energy system for decades.