Britain’s neglect of nuclear industry has been a ‘colossal mistake’ says energy minister
  • Tenebris Nox@feddit.ukEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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.

      • Tenebris Nox@feddit.ukEnglish
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        1 year ago

        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.

        • median_user@lemmy.oneEnglish
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          1 year ago

          There are quite a few nuclear power stations operated by private companies without incident around the world already.

          I think the bigger concern is construction costs spiralling out of control and landing on the taxpayer.

      • Barttier@feddit.deEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Storage. It is possible. Cheaper and safer. Safe potential, and chemical energy. It is even more realistic with current and future power grids.

        Solar and wind energy never needed terms like nuclear semiotics. Safe technologies don’t need those terms.

    • Violet_McQuasional@feddit.ukEnglish
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      1 year ago

      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.