Almost all large scale generating capacity in the UK is highly contentious; this is hardly unique to nuclear. What is needed is political will, which has been

Almost all large scale generating capacity in the UK is highly contentious; this is hardly unique to nuclear. What is needed is political will, which has been lacking. Perhaps the reason that these kind of schemes are so problamatic is beacuse they are so massive and complicated. A basic understanding of human nature explains why a large nuclear station is a more risky project from almost any angle (cost, risk of incompetence/accidents, health and safety). I want power stations that are small enough to fail safely in any scenario, not just the ones that an engineer has imagined. I doubt that is possible with something this monolithic.