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GazzaB · 13-03-2012, 13:49

Government policy is a total joke on nuclear.
Still after over 40 years we have no permanent storage solution to the waste that has already been created, its just being left on site!

Building more stations = more waste.

No one wants the waste buried near them. For years now government has been consulting and seeking advice on a permanent burial site with not much progress:-

http://corwm.decc.gov.uk/en/crwm/cms..._overview.aspx

Decommissioning costs for making safe the existing plants is now going to be upwards of £70 Billion

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4859980.stm

The numbers just don't stack up for nuclear and probably never will without subsidy or goverment support AKA subsidy!

Cuttting energy usage and waste and using renewables makes the most sense for the economy, job creation, energy security and for the environment.

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GazzaB Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Nottingham Services: O2 ADSL Broadband with BT line and Freesat from Sky Posts: 175	Re: UK nuclear plans 'put energy in French hands'Government plans for nuclear power r Government policy is a total joke on nuclear. Still after over 40 years we have no permanent storage solution to the waste that has already been created, its just being left on site! Building more stations = more waste. No one wants the waste buried near them. For years now government has been consulting and seeking advice on a permanent burial site with not much progress:- http://corwm.decc.gov.uk/en/crwm/cms..._overview.aspx Decommissioning costs for making safe the existing plants is now going to be upwards of £70 Billion http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4859980.stm The numbers just don't stack up for nuclear and probably never will without subsidy or goverment support AKA subsidy! Cuttting energy usage and waste and using renewables makes the most sense for the economy, job creation, energy security and for the environment.