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Originally Posted by timewarrior2001
The thing is though they wouldnt build a nuclear power station on a beaty spot or in a national park, but they seem to think that wind turbines should be exempt.
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Sometimes the build them in places that would otherwise be a lot nicer, often round the coasts. I remember once being on holiday on the East Coast in a place near Sizewell, the water in the sea there is alarmingly warm, yet apparently only due to cooling. I can only assume that this heat mus affect things living in the sea!
It may get to the stage that they have to put nuclear waste in secluded national parks, as there is no mass population there like most of the UK where you would struggle to bury it, putting it in the see is equally dubious. I would still rather the turbines to be honest.
Obviously I would rather them be placed in a manner that did not destroy our countryside.
I feel self sufficiency should also be considered (perhaps with government grants for old build), why are new build houses not installed with Solar panels on the roof, or mini turbines, ok the power generated would be small but if everyone has it, it reduces requirement from the grid. What about hot water, overseas hot water tanks are placed on roofs in metal containers, heat from the sun makes the water very hot in the summer and a solar panel is used for heating during the night and poorer weather.
The government needs a long term solution not a quick fix, its ok building new nuclear reactors but what are we going to do with the waste.