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ntluser · 26-11-2003, 18:14

I think we can't afford to choose one or the other as we need both methods to match the situations we have to deal with.

There are lots of small, populated islands off the coast of Britain where it would be uneconomic to build nuclear power stations but where wind power would be ideal.

Equally, given the electrical demands of cities, the current generation of wind turbines would not be able to provide the amount of power needed hence safe, nuclear power stations would be more appropriate.

We also need to develop a better National Grid with greater power-carrying capacity, greater flexibility in switching current so that locations can be supplied with power from a variety of sources and greater provision for dealing with power blackouts when demand is overly high or where a disaster has rendered power-generating or power-carrying equipment inoperative.

We also need to think about houses and other buildings having their own power generating capability e.g. solar power and setting some programme in place to educate the public about alternative power sources and strategies for when power blackouts occur. We also need to have a programme in place to help the vulnerable in society to deal with power outages.

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ntluser cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester Age: 78 Services: Virgin Media XL Telephone,TV with Tivo box & Superhub3 upto 150Mb Broadband, Sky World, & Freeview+ Posts: 1,901	Re: Wind v Nuclear I think we can't afford to choose one or the other as we need both methods to match the situations we have to deal with. There are lots of small, populated islands off the coast of Britain where it would be uneconomic to build nuclear power stations but where wind power would be ideal. Equally, given the electrical demands of cities, the current generation of wind turbines would not be able to provide the amount of power needed hence safe, nuclear power stations would be more appropriate. We also need to develop a better National Grid with greater power-carrying capacity, greater flexibility in switching current so that locations can be supplied with power from a variety of sources and greater provision for dealing with power blackouts when demand is overly high or where a disaster has rendered power-generating or power-carrying equipment inoperative. We also need to think about houses and other buildings having their own power generating capability e.g. solar power and setting some programme in place to educate the public about alternative power sources and strategies for when power blackouts occur. We also need to have a programme in place to help the vulnerable in society to deal with power outages.