The Nuclear Industry Association welcomes the opportunity to respond to the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly’s inquiry into the role of nuclear power generation in long-term energy security.
BIPA jurisdictions have some of the highest industrial and domestic electricity prices in the IEA, and still rely heavily on natural gas and oil, leaving consumers vulnerable to price fluctuations in international energy markets. While both the Republic of Ireland and the UK are expanding renewables in the electricity mix, the UK is also deploying nuclear alongside renewables, ensuring the availability of clean, domestic baseload power. To achieve Net Zero by 2050 with energy security and strong economic growth, we would strongly encourage the Republic of Ireland and the Scottish Government to consider nuclear deployment alongside renewables.
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Further Information
The NIA is the trade association and representative body for the civil nuclear industry in the UK. We represent more than 340 companies operating across all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, including the current and prospective operators of nuclear power stations, international designers, and vendors of nuclear power stations, and those engaged in decommissioning, waste management and nuclear liabilities management. Members also include nuclear equipment suppliers, engineering and construction firms, nuclear research organisations, and legal, financial and consultancy companies.
The NIA is happy to provide more context, or any clarifications desired on the content of our response and to ask our members where appropriate for additional information that may be useful.
Please contact Elisabeth Roden, Policy Analyst for the Nuclear Industry Association, at [email protected] to do this.
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