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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_the_United_Kingdom: Gives an installed capacity of wind power at 5GW.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_the_United_Kingdom: Adding up the numbers gives nuclear a capacity of 11GW.
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Cost: At least at present Nuclear is cheaper overall than wind. This may change slightly.
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Safety: The impact of a nuclear disaster might be higher but the likelyhood is extremely low. In terms of a risk analysis it would probably come out with a similar score to Wind.
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Technological development: Both are already pretty well developed. There are some advances in the pipeline for Nuclear (Thorium Reactors)
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Comercial viability: New nuclear stations won't be subsidised (in theory). Wind power is still heavily subsidised.
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