Nuclear Power

Blackrock1 said:
i wonder if it incredibly warm and there isnt much wind blowing, what form of renewable would be producing lots of energy in that scenario .....
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During cold spells in January and February we often experience periods of low to no wind. The "big freeze" was an extreme example of this. We'll never have enough solar to cover periods like that and the environmental impact of solar is yet to be fully realised but recycling them is very energy intensive and burying them is dangerous as they contain heavy metals (lead and cadmium) which can leach out into ground water.

Batteries have their own issues when it comes to recycling.
Nuclear is much cleaner, consistent and reliable.
 
Purple said:
Nuclear is much cleaner, consistent and reliable.
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It’s increasingly difficult to understand the blanket refusal to consider nuclear.

Ultimately, the potential risk of a nuclear disaster is a lot less threatening to the survival of the planet than the continued use of gas and fossil fuels.

We can’t wait much longer for other alternatives to get to the level where they offer a viable alternative.
 
Cannot help but feel that in light of everything going on this year we should be at least doubling the capacity of that interconnector while we're going to the effort of building it?
 
The total project cost is estimated a t € 1.6 billion with the cable itself cost € 0.5 billion so doubling it will require a lot of money
 
Zenith63 said:
Cannot help but feel that in light of everything going on this year we should be at least doubling the capacity of that interconnector while we're going to the effort of building it?
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It leaves us very vulnerable to sabotage. Not as vulnerable as we are now with only one interconnector from outside the EU but if we want energy security we need Nuclear.
 
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