No.
That is wrong. One nuclear power station more would probably out perform all the installed base of windmills. 30 nuclear power stations would generate all the current electricity we use. 100 would generate enough energy to run all the non-electrical stuff off electricity. Including transport.
And still cost less than we have lent to bail out the banks, or run the NHS.
A typical modern set is several GW. Our peak consumption is 70GW right now for electricity, or about 300GW total in terms of all energy used by the nation on shore.
Going all nuclear on current electricity would reduce our onshore carbon footprint by about 50GW out of that 300GW, or about 16%. More than enough on its won to meet our CO" reduction targets. Start to use electricity for things its not cost effective to use it for now, and you could get to a lot more than that.
Costs will
Even sillier statement.
A nuclear power station is effectively never paid for until its decommissioned. What sets its costs are the costs of *borrowing the money*..
Its like a bank. Deposit money into (building) a nuclear power station, and get a lifetime pension fund from selling its electricity.
The cost is about £3000 per kilowatt capital outlay over 60 years.
Which means that I personally, could e.g. theoretically pay £10,000 to a nuclear company for all the electricity I will ever need in my life.
A deal which I would instantly take up should it ever be offered.
My investment in a nuclear fund has already made 10% in less than a year.
Although a lot of that is due to the tanking pound.
Its a massively good investment IF the government stops monkeying around with the rules , especially on decommissioning and waste disposal. There is no shortage of pension fund and private capital to fund them either.
The FACTS of the matter are that a nuclear set every 18 months IF we could have started 7 years ago, would be easily enough to see us through.
The actual costs at - say £3000 per kilowatt - with is conservative - to build 70Gw of capacity is £210 bn. Or about £1000 per head of population.
Bailing out Fred the Shred and his pals has cost twice that, with far less returns, other than a crippling tax debt we will never escape.
To totally electrify the country is probably £3000 per head. Maybe £5000. That's assuming electric cars, and the infrastructure to make them work effectively, etc as well as build nuke sets.
Which would you rather do? spend £5000 on traffic wardens, drop in Afro-Caribbean lesbian day care centers, Duck islands, Liars for Hire, affordable homes for thieving pikey bastards, or free electricity and fuel for the rest of your life?