Former US energy chief and Nobel physicist says UK plan to build various types of reactors is expensive and time-consuming
A leading energy expert has warned that although the British government is right to proceed with new nuclear plants they risk becoming a financial drain unless they can be built on time and on budget.
Steven Chu, the former US energy secretary and Nobel prizewinning physicist, believes using a variety of reactor designs as the UK looks poised to do is not the best way to keep costs down.