nuclear power

Shanks said that Scotland was missing out on similar investment, and repeated calls for the Scottish government to end its "ideological position" of presumption against nuclear power.

Uranium-235 is essential both for nuclear power stations and also for nuclear weapons.

Uranium can be used to produce fuel for commercial nuclear power plants, research reactors or weapons depending on the level of enrichment.

It is quite difficult to get your head around the numbers involved in the mammoth project to build a new nuclear power plant.

In recent days, we have seen announcements to fund capital projects for defence, transport in the north of England and a large nuclear power station in Suffolk.