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TP3 , your post today 13.31
I agree with your paragraphs 1 & 2, I'm not anti nuclear as it is currently an important element of the uk's energy supply and will continue to be so for a while.
I also agree with first part and last of your paragraph 3. The middle part I am going to sit on the fence as I suspect there is more at play here than we are able to see. Our understanding of where we appear to be at the current time with CV19 and national events may be very different to our views with hindsight in a couple of years.
The Bees are buzzing especially around PHE.
Wolves
Wolveshaveeyes.
Nuclear Energy still has a place in Society. At Hinkley Point in Somerset, The old reactors, A & B were Magnox reactors, built and operated by Brit, Companies. and B is still operational. EDF ( France) and CGN ( China) are contracted to build and operate C, a European Pressurised Reactor, (EPR). Both Magnox and EPR have excellent safety records. It is a legacy of all nuclear countries that not enough energy ( exc, the pun) was devoted to de-commissioning of these plants. All of the 'accidents' as far as I am aware were man made.
Yes, The plants to build have a C footprint, but so do every other 'green' plant. Nuclear, somewhat larger than others, but has a massive generation output. Energy supply from H2 is important, but will always be a much smaller scale than Nuclear. I believe the market for H2 will be in transportation, primarily for FC in HGV's, vans, trains, ships and even aircraft. An injection of 5%H2 in the National Gas grid will save millions of tonnes of C. Also as a Energy Storage, and small scale energy generation.
It will be interesting to see how The Govt. play the H2 card. To lead or be led. BoJo has proved himself to be totally out of his depth tackling CV19. He must have attributes somewhere?
Bad loss to the Arsenal Wolveshaveeyes.?
testpack3 In relation to your 01.06 post we might see the first hint of any possible government strategy on Wednesday when the Chancellor makes his fiscal statement. Interestingly that happens to be the same day that the EU officially announces its hydrogen strategy.
TP3, we lead with DIDO & PLUTO at AERE Harwell.
However,
https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-s-nuclear-clean-up-cost-estimate-dips-to-$154-b
And from own UK Government site:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-provision-explaining-the-cost-of-cleaning-up-britains-nuclear-legacy/nuclear-provision-explaining-the-cost-of-cleaning-up-britains-nuclear-legacy
Is it an old technology or are there newer safer alternatives?
US Incident:
March 28, 1979 Middletown, Pennsylvania, US Loss of coolant and partial core meltdown, see Three Mile Island accident and Three Mile Island accident health effects Cost $2.4B.
We all probably remember the USSR one.
but there are newer technologies being developed:.
Culham - little known but important to the uk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culham_Centre_for_Fusion_Energy
And least I forget PHE and its technology to produce Heat, Hydrogen and Electricity from waste plastic, rubber and maybe other feedstocks.
As always DYOR.
Wolves
I very much hope that The Govt. will prioritise H2 as a fuel to meet Paris Accord and drastically reduce C emissions. I know Eu will take a lead in this. Although I voted for M Thatcher, she was responsible, with her Hayek, Friedman monetary policies, with inflation at the core, which severely cut , both employment, and Industries. The legacy is still here. There was a saying ' that if it ain't made in Birmingham, it ain't made anywhere'. Those days are long gone. We were pioneering Nuclear Power Stations, Nuclear Subs, and now, The French not only own our Nuclear capabilities, it runs them and builds them. Unbelievable and disgraceful. BoJo is a Thatcherite, and will need a kick up the arris to get him on board. As per usual, Deutschland will lead the way. We need to press MP's, on the importance.
Some bed time reading whilst we wait for Monday.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Europes-Leaked-Hydrogen-Strategy-Is-Very-Ambitious.html