The levels of intermittent wind and solar shown in the diagram look unrealistic. The levels shown would be destabilising to the network without a continuation of backup Open Cycle Gas Turbines (OCGTs) and/or extortionate amounts of storage.
Solar PV and wind generation are pretty much mature technologies and yet require subsidies to remain viable. So what would be the justification for a huge increase, other than ideological?
Once people get their heads around the life-of-plant efficiencies of nuclear, I think it will comprise a much more significant proportion than that shown. The limiting factors will probably be construction rate of new plant, ideological resistance to nuclear and continuing subsidies to wind and solar.
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