Renew Economy: Ten years on from Fukushima, nuclear power continues to struggle with deeper problems
Dr Simon Taylor, Faculty (Professor level) in Management Practice (Finance) at Cambridge Judge, comments on nuclear power in relation to the 10th anniversary of Fukushima nuclear disaster. “The history of nuclear power is something of a rollercoaster from inflated claims…
Fukushima: ten years after
A much-discussed "nuclear renaissance" has not occurred due to economic issues rather than the Fukushima disaster a decade ago, says Dr Simon Taylor of Cambridge Judge Business School. A "nuclear renaissance" much discussed in the early part of this century…
The Spectator: Is nuclear power the answer to climate change?
Dr Simon Taylor Faculty (Professor level) in Management Practice (Finance) at Cambridge Judge Business School, was one of the panellists on a podcast discussing about nuclear power in the UK, the Hinkley Point power plant, energy policy and more. Listen…
Korea Economic Daily: Nuclear power
Dr Simon Taylor, Faculty (Professor level) in Management Practice (Finance) at Cambridge Judge Business School, talks about nuclear power plants in an interview with the Korea Economic Daily newspaper. He talks about Korea’s nuclear power technology, and how England’s industrial…
Forbes: A bankruptcy that wrecked global prospects of American nuclear energy
Dr Simon Taylor, Senior Faculty in Management Practice at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses the bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric Company. Simon thinks the company will now “have a harder time” as China was their big hope: “The Chinese, so far…
The rise of nuclear power in Britain?
Director of the Master of Finance Programme at Cambridge Judge comments on today's decision by the UK government to proceed with Hinkley Point C nuclear project. Dr Simon Taylor, Director of the Master of Finance programme at Cambridge Judge Business School,…
Prospect: The folly of Hinkley
Simon Taylor, Director of the Master of Finance programme at Cambridge Judge, writes about the British nuclear power project and highlights problems behind it. “New nuclear energy is central to the government's plan for reducing carbon emissions, but Hinkley Point…
The Guardian: Hinkley Point is a costly mistake, but only France can pull the plug
Dr Simon Taylor, Director of the Master of Finance Programme at Cambridge Judge, discusses the proposed Hinkley Point nuclear project. “The budget for 2023-27 depends on Hinkley going ahead, as well as a full contribution from offshore wind. And after…
Cambridge News: Scrapping the Hinkley Point EPR would not lead to China crisis
Trade arrangements with China shouldn’t be affected if the UK scraps the Hinkley Point project according to Simon Taylor, Director of the Master of Finance Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School. "What China wants is access to the UK so…
Nuclear rollercoaster
New book by Simon Taylor of Cambridge Judge, The fall and rise of nuclear power in Britain, will be published on 2 March. Nuclear power was deemed the technology of the future in post-World War II Britain before the industry…
