UK announces $19 billion investment in first major nuclear plant since the 1990s
The U.K. will invest 14.2 billion pounds ($19 billion) to build a new nuclear station to reduce its reliance on volatile international fossil fuel markets.
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That really expensive, will get more expensive and could totally buy a lot of solar & wind
Sure, we could buy lots of solar and wind but we need to diversify our energy supply. If we only had wind and solar and one day all of a sudden there happens to be not enough wind and solar that could cause huge energy instability. Or, what if the Russians cut a cable that brings energy from a large offshore wind/solar farm leading to power uncertainty in the country.
Obviously those scenarios are unlikely but that doesn't mean they can't happen. Having solid, reliable energy is one of the most important things a country needs to be prosperous. Is nuclear perfect? Fuck no, but it's way better than coal, LNG, or any other fossil fuel energy source that we currently use. I believe having more nuclear power stations to provide a solid fallback option is always beneficial even if they are expensive and are imperfect