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UK looks to nuclear power to cut Russian energy dependence

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Stuart Crooks Managing Director Hinkley Point C during a visit to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station construction site in Somerset, England, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Britain plans to build eight new nuclear reactors and expand production of wind energy as it seeks to reduce dependence on oil and natural gas from Russia and other foreign suppliers following the invasion of Ukraine. (Finnbarr Webster/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station construction site in Somerset, England, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Britain plans to build eight new nuclear reactors and expand production of wind energy as it seeks to reduce dependence on oil and natural gas from Russia and other foreign suppliers following the invasion of Ukraine. (Finnbarr Webster/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Stuart Crooks Managing Director Hinkley Point C during a visit to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station construction site in Somerset, England, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Britain plans to build eight new nuclear reactors and expand production of wind energy as it seeks to reduce dependence on oil and natural gas from Russia and other foreign suppliers following the invasion of Ukraine. (Finnbarr Webster/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets apprentices during a visit to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station construction site in Somerset, England, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Britain plans to build eight new nuclear reactors and expand production of wind energy as it seeks to reduce dependence on oil and natural gas from Russia and other foreign suppliers following the invasion of Ukraine. (Finnbarr Webster/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets staff in the control center training area during a visit to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station construction site in Somerset, England, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Britain plans to build eight new nuclear reactors and expand production of wind energy as it seeks to reduce dependence on oil and natural gas from Russia and other foreign suppliers following the invasion of Ukraine. (Finnbarr Webster/Pool Photo via AP)
UK looks to nuclear power to cut Russian energy dependence