Johnson supports the construction of mini-nuclear reactors amid the UK fuel crisis

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With gasoline supplies deteriorating in many parts of the UK, the UK Prime Minister is encouraging the construction of small nuclear reactors. According to media reports, CO2 neutrality is essential by 2050.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to build a new generation of nuclear reactors by 2050, fearing fuel shortages from heavy haulage drivers. Second The Sunday Times.

The article states that Cabinet Ministers have given the green light to the so-called “focus shift” to nuclear power, which Johnson believes is essential to the government’s 2050 goal of carbon neutrality.

According to media reports, Trade Minister Kwazi Quarteng will finance the construction of small nuclear reactors in the UK for the British luxury automaker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited.

Rolls-Royce hopes to create 40,000 jobs by 2050 by building at least 16 nuclear power plants.

Hundreds of motorists in the UK were involved in roadblocks after oil and gas company PP Truck announced it had closed dozen of gas stations across the country due to driver shortages.

British Road Transport Association estimate The UK still needs 100,000 licensed truck drivers to operate trucks.

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