We are all concerned about energy security and the future of our planet. Why then, is the Conservative Party so concerned about coming out fully in favour of nuclear? We want and need to reduce dependency on coal and oil if we are going to reduce the impact we are having on our planet. There is also the constant concern of security of supply. Nucelar offers answers to all these problems, surely we should get behind it?
The current position of backing nuclear power if it is economically viable is simply wet. Nuclear power has such a vast capital outlay to get it up and running that the markets are never likely to back it without goverment support – even if not financial the we need to show that they back nuclear as a source of power.
The government’s decision today was the right one, and we should not be afraid to support them in it. Anything other approach is opportunistic politics of the worst kind, because it denies the reality of our situation, and the advantages that nucelar power offers.
Nuclear provide a signficiant, reliable and clean source of power, it’s time we got behing it.
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