Nuclear

In response to fellow Brightonian, Natalia Ulla:

With respect there are several good reasons for embracing nuclear power. First, nuclear power does not contribute to greenhouse gases. It is the only viable (currently) power supply method that achieves this.

Second, developments on the horizon mean that nuclear waste will not need to be kept for several millenia in order to make it safe. In fact, by the time the UK was ready to create new power stations, the new technology which is in this month’s Scientific American, will be with us.

Third, we must never decide how to rid ourselves of dependence on Middle East oil (which is very volatile because of the instability of nations in the region) or on Russian gas (for the same reasons) because of fears of what terrorists may do to us.