Grant Shapps earmarks £20bn for new fleet of nuclear reactors in UK
Grant Shapps earmarks £20bn for new fleet of nuclear reactors in UK
Britain’s neglect of nuclear industry has been a ‘colossal mistake’ says energy minister
Better late than never!
Nuclear accidents. Something to look forward to in the future in the way the water companies dump sewage into the waterways whenever it rains.
Investment needs to be 100% green. Not nuclear.
There's currently no green alternative to baseload power.
Wind is great when it blows, solar is great when it's not night, hydro is great when you need a quick boost to cope with people turning the kettle on at half-time.
Not investing in nuclear faster has arguably been a disaster for the environment. Whilst it has the risks that come with nuclear reactors, it has an extremely low carbon footprint. The amount of CO2 that has been produced due to our reliance on fossil fuels that could have been prevented with nuclear power is absolutely huge.
"Environmentalists" that oppose nuclear power are shooting themselves in the foot.
Would you trust a UK privately-owned firm to run anything nuclear, bearing in mind the failing way that other utilities have been maintained for the last 20+ years.
Power stations under democratic control might be one thing, but allowing systems of privatised control of utilities is only a recipe for disaster, isn’t it? Like giving a lunatic access to your drawer full of knives and askkng him to chop something for dinner.
There's a huge disparity between the density of energy produced by wind and solar power versus nuclear. It's about intelligently balancing the tools at your disposal.