In the 1950s, Britain was a pioneer in civil nuclear power and there were high hopes that this could be a source of cheap electricity and a valuable export opportunity.
In The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain, Simon Taylor looks at why these hopes were never realised, and how we have come to see a new rise in nuclear power in recent years.
Throughout the book, Taylor looks at energy policy, economics, politics, and changing environmental priorities.
Will this new nuclear energy turn.