by Anura Guruge
on April 6, 2022
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I have always been a believer & fan of nuclear power. It is reliable, cheap power with some, inevitable, consequences — & I only worry about safely getting rid of the spent fuel rather than risk.
Living itself is a risk!
Going out on the roads, flying, drinking etc. etc. all have risks. But, most of us still do them.
We can’t dismiss nuclear because of setbacks from MANY, MANY decades ago.
Technology has moved on & we have more expertise.
IF we had given up on jets because of the early accidents we would not have today’s air travel. Think about that. Engineers studied & learnt from the early oversights.
Plus, in the U.K. we are not prone to earthquakes & tsunamis — unlike Japan where there was the unfortunate Fukushima disaster.
So, I am delighted that we are rethinking nuclear.
Alas, this kind of thinking will never occur in the U.S. because of this inane political divide — the two sides not even able to work together when it comes to climate change.
