| According to the Guardian (Monday March 27, 2006) | | | | to the generation of power? Can renewable energy |
| the overwhelming majority of leaders at last week's | | | | not begin to take a larger role in this supply? See |
| European Union summit, including Tony Blair, strongly | | | | GuideMeGreen's green directory for renewable |
| backed a revival of nuclear power as the answer to | | | | energy companies and recycled products in the UK. |
| Europe's growing dependence on overseas supplies | | | | The report goes on to say that fuel costs for |
| and to combat climate change. Nuclear power plants | | | | nuclear plants are a minor proportion of total |
| currently provide about 17 percent of the world's | | | | generating costs, though capital costs are greater |
| electricity, yet how much of the world's current and | | | | than those for coal-fired plants. At the NIA 2006 |
| future environmental problems does Nuclear Power | | | | launch of the Commission's position paper on the role |
| contribute to? Nuclear power has both powerful | | | | of nuclear it confirmed "that nuclear is a low carbon |
| enemies and friends but does the bottom line come | | | | technology with an impressive safety record in the |
| down to costs? The December 2005 World Nuclear | | | | UK" and "Nuclear could generate large quantities of |
| Association report The New Economics of Nuclear | | | | electricity, contribute to stabilising CO2 emissions and |
| Power states that "Nuclear power is cost competitive | | | | add to the diversity of the UK's energy supply." While |
| with other forms of electricity generation, except | | | | we have an impressive record of safety in the UK, |
| where there is direct access to low-cost fossil fuels". | | | | Chernobyl has proved that a nuclear accident |
| The need for cheap energy can not be argued when | | | | thousands of miles away can effect the UK for |
| every week price increases are announced from all | | | | decades to come. The Tsunami also caused problems |
| the gas and electricity suppliers in the UK. The | | | | at Nuclear Power plants around Asia as the plants are |
| Ukraine recently had their gas supply stopped by | | | | built near the sea due to the large amount of water |
| Russia, how long is it before this happens to the UK? | | | | needed to cool the rectors. |
| Do we not need to be self-sufficient when it comes | | | | |