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UK & France to take nuclear power to the world
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Topic Started: Mar 22 2008, 06:17 AM (161 Views)
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ds9074
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Mar 22 2008, 06:17 AM
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Britain and France are to sign a deal to construct a new generation of nuclear power stations and export the technology around the world in an effort to combat climate change. The pact is to be announced at the "Arsenal summit" next week when prime ministers Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy will meet at the Emirates stadium in north London. Britain hopes to take advantage of French expertise to build the power stations that do not rely on fossil fuels. Nearly 79% of France's electricity comes from its highly-developed nuclear power industry. The UK's ageing nuclear plants are ready for decommissioning and supply 20% of its energy needs. Brown hopes the partnership will create a skilled British labour force who would then work in partnership with France to sell nuclear power stations to other countries over the next 15 years. Britain this week started the process of licensing four generic reactor designs, including the French-designed Areva run by EDF (Électricté de France). The Anglo-French plan will be controversial among those who believe that nuclear power is too dangerous and dirty, and that governments should place more emphasis on renewable sources of power as part of an international effort to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2050. There is a growing view within the energy industry that nuclear power could be the next lucrative market. British Energy, the country's biggest reactor operator, has become the target of a potential £7bn takover bid as the UK tries to guarantee a secure future energy supply without relying on gas imports from Russia as North Sea oil and gas supplies dwindle. The nuclear deal is one of several Anglo-French initiatives the two are expected to announce when they meet on Thursday. They will also unveil a new drive against illegal immigration, with a range of measures to tighten border controls at the Channel ports and take joint action to remove failed asylum seekers. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008...arpower.energy1
It would be excellent to see some real action towards building these new generation nuclear power stations. In the short term at least they are our best option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and for reducing reliance on foreign, particularly Russian, energy products.
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Mar 22 2008, 06:54 AM
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*sniggers
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rowskid86
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Mar 22 2008, 08:51 AM
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Britain and France are to sign a deal to construct a new generation of nuclear power stations and export the technology around the world in an effort to combat climate change. The pact is to be announced at the "Arsenal summit" next week when prime ministers Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy will meet at the Emirates stadium in north London. Britain hopes to take advantage of French expertise to build the power stations that do not rely on fossil fuels. Nearly 79% of France's electricity comes from its highly-developed nuclear power industry. The UK's ageing nuclear plants are ready for decommissioning and supply 20% of its energy needs. Brown hopes the partnership will create a skilled British labour force who would then work in partnership with France to sell nuclear power stations to other countries over the next 15 years. Britain this week started the process of licensing four generic reactor designs, including the French-designed Areva run by EDF (Électricté de France). The Anglo-French plan will be controversial among those who believe that nuclear power is too dangerous and dirty, and that governments should place more emphasis on renewable sources of power as part of an international effort to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2050. There is a growing view within the energy industry that nuclear power could be the next lucrative market. British Energy, the country's biggest reactor operator, has become the target of a potential £7bn takover bid as the UK tries to guarantee a secure future energy supply without relying on gas imports from Russia as North Sea oil and gas supplies dwindle. The nuclear deal is one of several Anglo-French initiatives the two are expected to announce when they meet on Thursday. They will also unveil a new drive against illegal immigration, with a range of measures to tighten border controls at the Channel ports and take joint action to remove failed asylum seekers. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008...arpower.energy1
It would be excellent to see some real action towards building these new generation nuclear power stations. In the short term at least they are our best option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and for reducing reliance on foreign, particularly Russian, energy products.
too bad Hippies and envirmentalists stopped us from using such cheap, clean power.
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ds9074
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Mar 22 2008, 12:31 PM
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*sniggers
Whats funny?
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Dandandat
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Mar 22 2008, 01:03 PM
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Time to put something here
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Britain and France are to sign a deal to construct a new generation of nuclear power stations and export the technology around the world in an effort to combat climate change. The pact is to be announced at the "Arsenal summit" next week when prime ministers Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy will meet at the Emirates stadium in north London. Britain hopes to take advantage of French expertise to build the power stations that do not rely on fossil fuels. Nearly 79% of France's electricity comes from its highly-developed nuclear power industry. The UK's ageing nuclear plants are ready for decommissioning and supply 20% of its energy needs. Brown hopes the partnership will create a skilled British labour force who would then work in partnership with France to sell nuclear power stations to other countries over the next 15 years. Britain this week started the process of licensing four generic reactor designs, including the French-designed Areva run by EDF (Électricté de France). The Anglo-French plan will be controversial among those who believe that nuclear power is too dangerous and dirty, and that governments should place more emphasis on renewable sources of power as part of an international effort to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2050. There is a growing view within the energy industry that nuclear power could be the next lucrative market. British Energy, the country's biggest reactor operator, has become the target of a potential £7bn takover bid as the UK tries to guarantee a secure future energy supply without relying on gas imports from Russia as North Sea oil and gas supplies dwindle. The nuclear deal is one of several Anglo-French initiatives the two are expected to announce when they meet on Thursday. They will also unveil a new drive against illegal immigration, with a range of measures to tighten border controls at the Channel ports and take joint action to remove failed asylum seekers. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008...arpower.energy1
It would be excellent to see some real action towards building these new generation nuclear power stations. In the short term at least they are our best option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and for reducing reliance on foreign, particularly Russian, energy products.
too bad Hippies and envirmentalists stopped us from using such cheap, clean power.
I think the "Not In My Back Yard” Crowed has more to do with it then Hippies. Everyone wants something until then know its going up in their back yard then they aren’t for it anymore.
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ds9074
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Mar 22 2008, 01:21 PM
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Britain and France are to sign a deal to construct a new generation of nuclear power stations and export the technology around the world in an effort to combat climate change. The pact is to be announced at the "Arsenal summit" next week when prime ministers Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy will meet at the Emirates stadium in north London. Britain hopes to take advantage of French expertise to build the power stations that do not rely on fossil fuels. Nearly 79% of France's electricity comes from its highly-developed nuclear power industry. The UK's ageing nuclear plants are ready for decommissioning and supply 20% of its energy needs. Brown hopes the partnership will create a skilled British labour force who would then work in partnership with France to sell nuclear power stations to other countries over the next 15 years. Britain this week started the process of licensing four generic reactor designs, including the French-designed Areva run by EDF (Électricté de France). The Anglo-French plan will be controversial among those who believe that nuclear power is too dangerous and dirty, and that governments should place more emphasis on renewable sources of power as part of an international effort to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2050. There is a growing view within the energy industry that nuclear power could be the next lucrative market. British Energy, the country's biggest reactor operator, has become the target of a potential £7bn takover bid as the UK tries to guarantee a secure future energy supply without relying on gas imports from Russia as North Sea oil and gas supplies dwindle. The nuclear deal is one of several Anglo-French initiatives the two are expected to announce when they meet on Thursday. They will also unveil a new drive against illegal immigration, with a range of measures to tighten border controls at the Channel ports and take joint action to remove failed asylum seekers. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008...arpower.energy1
It would be excellent to see some real action towards building these new generation nuclear power stations. In the short term at least they are our best option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and for reducing reliance on foreign, particularly Russian, energy products.
too bad Hippies and envirmentalists stopped us from using such cheap, clean power.
I think the "Not In My Back Yard” Crowed has more to do with it then Hippies. Everyone wants something until then know its going up in their back yard then they aren’t for it anymore.
Which is why I think all the proposed new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK are to be built on adjacent sites to the old stations which are being decommissioned. Its far harder to raise a serious objection to a new nuclear station if one already exists.
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Sloane31
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Mar 22 2008, 03:06 PM
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It's good to see this is finally coming to life. We missed our chance to go nuclear back when France did. I know people go on about renewable energy a lot but we're not going to get anywhere with it at the moment as it's not reliable enough. So nuclear's a good choice (finally)
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