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Nuclear power

TheCatWoman

Starmer has announced plans for new nuclear power stations dotted about England and Wales, they will be the new small scale ones, rather than the monsters we've been used too. I still don't want them, I don't see nuclear as a clean energy solution, nuclear waste is by definition dirty and you can't make clean with dirty. The waste will still have to be stored somewhere and will still be dangerous for tens of thousands of years, longer than humans have been out of Africa. It's said that it will power the new industries of the future, such as AI, is this a future we want? We will have less opportunities to object to them too, as this sort of development will be green lighted despite any local opposition.

How do you feel about a new nuclear power station on your doorstep?

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  • I don’t think we would be wise to reject nuclear power because if we want the country to be competitive in the world market, have food and fuel security, power AI and continue to work on reducing the causes of climate change, nuclear power is the option to make. Scientists and oceanographers have attempted to make tidal farms viable, but the technology isn’t there yet and the cost would be prohibitive. Tidal power causes ecological harm through injury to marine animals, while marine barrages prevent the migration of species. We could say no to nuclear, but then we would be even more reliant on unscrupulous and immoral world leaders politicians for our needs. Nuclear power is the most reasonable option for us and for the health of our planet. 

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  • I don’t think we would be wise to reject nuclear power because if we want the country to be competitive in the world market, have food and fuel security, power AI and continue to work on reducing the causes of climate change, nuclear power is the option to make. Scientists and oceanographers have attempted to make tidal farms viable, but the technology isn’t there yet and the cost would be prohibitive. Tidal power causes ecological harm through injury to marine animals, while marine barrages prevent the migration of species. We could say no to nuclear, but then we would be even more reliant on unscrupulous and immoral world leaders politicians for our needs. Nuclear power is the most reasonable option for us and for the health of our planet. 

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