The UK uses ~50 GW of electricity at any given time.  You all generate 9 GW from nuclear, from 8 plants.  If you'd build another 37 nuke plants (and/or expanded the ones you have already) you could be vastly less dependent on rare earth elements that are polluting in their acquisition and refining. Wind turbines and solar only shift the pollution to China, and because renewables are such a growth industry, spreads that pollution out across a number of competing manufacturers.<br><br>I think wind/solar supporters are being deliberately dishonest.