Friday, June 20, 2008
Future Power Supplies
It looks like the Brits are going the way of the French.
Dependency for oil from the Middle East vs. the potential hazards of a nuclear plant mishap, seems to be a Catch-22; however, history does seem to indicate that we are resourceful enough to survive in either case...
Dependency for oil from the Middle East vs. the potential hazards of a nuclear plant mishap, seems to be a Catch-22; however, history does seem to indicate that we are resourceful enough to survive in either case...
George Pascoe-Watson reported this in The Sun earlier this year:
"BRITAIN is to build a new generation of nuclear power stations with NO LIMITS to the amount of energy they supply.
At least 40 per cent of our energy will come from state-of-the-art plants.
That is twice current output – and ministers will confirm that new suppliers could ultimately provide ALL our energy needs.
The revelation will infuriate environmental campaigners.
Britain now gets just 20 per cent of its power from nuclear plants. France gets 80 per cent – and the UK is set to follow suit.
PM Gordon Brown has overruled objections, with the decision set to be announced on Thursday.
A Whitehall official said last night: 'Nuclear power is the only realistic option for our future. We must not rely on other nations.'
Trade secretary John Hutton will tell MPs on Thursday that the UK must be self-sufficient.
Britain’s security will be in peril if we continue to rely on Russian despot Vladimir Putin or Middle Eastern states for our gas and oil."
