Will Britain go nuclear?

It just seems the more you look at it the worse the case gets. Apart from the fact that it is doubtful that new nukes could be built in time to make any difference to emissions targets, "There are far more jobs and early benefits in promoting renewables and energy efficiency measures. In fact, more carbon dioxide and money could be saved with energy efficiency than any other single measure, but the government has done little to promote it. One benefit of considering nuclear power would be to bring these contradictions into the public eye. It would also raise questions about the government's failure to solve the nuclear waste problem, including the hulks of old stations, and the costs — a hotly disputed issue. Do you count just the cost of generating electricity, or do you add in the large amounts of capital required for construction and the waste disposal, and lastly the thorny issue of insurance? The state has to underwrite the cost of nuclear insurance, but is that an illegal subsidy under EU law?"

Nuklearrik? Ez eskerrik asko.-As they used to say in the Basque country.

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