Feel the heat of a nuclear switch

Keir Starmer has unveiled a major US-UK nuclear deal to turbocharge the building of nuclear power stations in both countries. The agreement will reduce the time it takes for a nuclear project to get a licence from three or four years to two. It would protect Brits from energy shocks like Russia's invasion of Ukraine that saw bills rocket. You say...

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Even if it is preferable to our current dependence on fossil fuels, making a nuclear energy deal with the US will not give us energy security and self-sufficiency any more than our previous nuclear deals with France and China have done.

If the whole world opts for nuclear power, the risks from dodgy regimes, accidents, poor disposal of waste materials and terrorism would be enormous.

Globally, we need to achieve net zero and a future without the dangers that a huge expansion in nuclear power would mean.

Brett Grainger, Rugeley, Staffs

We have to achieve carbon neutrality as soon as we can. The recommendation is we increase the share of low-carbon energies for power generation from 30% to over 80% in the next 25 years.

The Atlantic Partnership for Advanced Nuclear Energy will help speed up development of advanced nuclear reactor technologies in the US and UK.

While Trump is in the UK, this agreement will be a significant achievement for both countries.