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Old 13-03-2012, 17:23   #30
Tim Deegan
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Re: UK nuclear plans 'put energy in French hands'Government plans for nuclear power r

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy View Post
Or have the countryside and sea shores covered in turbines that are useless until the wind blows so the lights go out regularly.
Have you ever lived on the top of a hill in the middle of the Pennines? It's not very often that there is no wind. And the same goes for off shore.

Wind power isn't the only alternative.

In my town there used to be a remote controlled gas turbine generator, that was only used when it was really needed.

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
I know which i prefer ,save the sea life and bring on nuclear power
And then kill the sea life with radiation.

The Irish sea is the most radioactive sea in the world thanks to Sellafield.
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