The strategy acknowledges that a burgeoning
nuclear industry will need government support for research and development, and so it commissioned a review, also published today, on the current state of
British nuclear R&D and a road map outlining what needs to be done in the future.
Poll, head of technology for the
British government — funded Omega Project, a division of Manchester Metropolitan University that partners with
industry to study the environmental impact of aviation and offer possible solutions, pointed out the need for nonkerosene - powered aircraft «I think
nuclear - powered airplanes are the answer beyond 2050,» he said, concluding, «If we want to continue to enjoy the benefits of air travel without hindrance from environmental concerns, we need to explore
nuclear power.
British Council,
British Petroleum, Broom's Barn Sugar Beet Research Centre, Central Electricity Generating Board, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Commercial Union, Commission of European CommunitiesCEC, often referred to now as EU), Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC), Department of Energy, Department of the Environment (DETR, now DEFRA), Department of Health, Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI), Eastern Electricity, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Greenpeace International, International Institute of Environmental Development (IIED), Irish Electricity Supply Board, KFA Germany, Leverhulme Trust, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), National Power, National Rivers Authority, Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC), Norwich Union,
Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, Overseas Development Administration (ODA), Reinsurance Underwriters and Syndicates, Royal Society, Scientific Consultants, Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC), Scottish and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research, Shell, Stockholm Environment Agency, Sultanate of Oman, Tate and Lyle, UK Met.