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Power generation is a 'risky' business

NIL power generation - is even more risky. I have written many times in favour of nuclear power generation, based on the UK experience between 65 and today. I have ignored the ill informed, hysterical and politically driven media which is dominated by over represented minorities. The essential need to provide bulk power, under the control of a UK generator, is essential to our society’s long term economic well being. The longer we delay, the greater the risk of, system collapse. We either build on the exemplary record of the past UK nuclear generation, (as operated by our National Grid), or we push men back into coal mines, or contend with unreliable power availability, (small at first, catastrophic later) by reliance of wind, wave and solar power, or reduce power consumption by making it unaffordable by using gas and oil. That regrettable term “No brainer” comes to mind. It’s obvious to any informed engineer, that we really have only one sensible choice, the one a better informed public in the 50's and 60's supported, before we had mindless 24 hr media and witless politicians. We must have significant nuclear generation, and wait with growing concern as Europe is driven to war, over the supplies of gas and oil over which it has no control. That’s the risk in further delay. Lets us not stand by and let minorities shout down the UK majority. Its time to make a very noisy stand, and say YES to Nuclear Power.

16 May 2012

7:16 pm