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> They're fond of flashy announcements, but the hard long term work to bring them to fruition is another matter. Quite the understatement. At the very start of
by orra 5y ago
> They're fond of flashy announcements, but the hard long term work to bring them to fruition is another matter.
Quite the understatement. At the very start of 2008, the UK Government announced a whole new generation of nuclear plants[1]. The first was intended to start generating power by 2017 (9 and a bit years).
In the end, however, only one plant is being built, Hinkley Point C. It is currently only expected to start producing power by the end[2] of 2026 (nearly 19 years).
Needless to say, fission is not a solution to the current energy crisis.
[1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7179579.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7179579.stm
[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-58724732 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-58724732
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoWell we did switch to a political party that was somewhat sceptical when it came to the environment in 2010. I suspect that now we have issues with energy costs, dealing with dodgy political regimes and climate change even the Conservatives will accept the need to change.
- actuator 5y agoWasn't the Labour in power in 2008? Maybe it fell off the priority for conservatives.
- orra 5y agoIt’s not like the Tories cancelled the policy, unlike say Heathrow expansion (albeit only temporarily). That said the coalition government had a “no [taxpayer] subsidy” policy, which possibly was in contrast to the Labour policy. Nonetheless, this problem was “solved” by having electricity consumers fund an expensive CDF, as opposed to the government investing capital.