1. Laurence Stamford Sustainability indicators for the assessment of electricity generation options in the UK: PWRs versus wind

2. The indicator framework 1.Environmental 2.Economic 3.Social 4.Technical  ~60 indicators  Novel explicit life cycle approach  Test case: offshore wind and nuclear power (PWR)

3. The assessment  Nuclear and offshore wind: both prominent in future plans.  Current nuclear capacity: 11 GW  10 nuclear sites proposed: 23.9 GW maximum planned grid connections by 2025  Rounds 1, 2 & 3 total 33 GW.  Nuclear case study: indicative of current technology (Sizewell B, Swiss PWR, EPR, AP1000).  Wind: Large wind farm of 2-3MW turbines.

4. Technical comparison

5. Environmental comparison

6. Social comparison

7. Economic comparison Sources: IEA/NEA 2005, DTI 2006, MIT 2009, DECC 2009

8. Future work  Expand case study beginning with coal.  Continue to refine and develop indicator quantification methodology,  e.g. intergenerational equity; large accident fatalities.  Begin analysis of future electricity mix scenarios going out to 2070. Thank you!