Boris Johnson is expected to announce up to seven news nuclear power stations as part of an attempt to reduce the UK’s dependence on Russian fuel prices.
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They are likely to replace existing stations rather than add to them, but each will be considerably more powerful, ramping up Britain’s total energy capacity., while around 40% is generated using natural gas, which is also used to heat most homes. But around 10% of Britain’s electricity is imported via the grid, mainly from the EU, which gets around 40% of its gas and a quarter of its oil from Russian exporters.Most western countries are slashing their Russian fuel imports due to its invasion of Ukraine
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