Plutonium is used for weapons. I don’t want the likes of chump near that power.
Uranium is the fuel required. Thorium can also be used but has been pushed back as it cannot be weaponised. I dunno if it’s ever been used in a real world plant either.
It don’t matter. Same show for uranium.
60% of the lifetime cost of a plant is servicing the debt to build
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/economic-aspects/economics-of-nuclear-power.aspx
It’s surprising in a way that there has been so little built offshore in the last decade. Think the Arklow one is still the only offshore windfarm currently and that must be over 15 years old. There’s been a pile of new projects announced in the last couple of years though.
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Oh dear 
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I still don’t get why tidal and wave energy haven’t been harnessed as much here. Scotland have done savage work on it .
We’ve had up to 70% renewable energy on the grid before. With wave and tidal we could go 100+ when the conditions are right.
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Will there be climate change lockdowns?
I wouldnt rule it out.
Covid in terms of pain on society isnt going to be a patch on this if we’re serious about going carbon neutral.
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This may be a sweeping statement but there could surely be a flood barrier built in the Lee Estuary that would prevent future flooding and generate energy.
Tidal me bollix. You live in a seaside resort and there isn’t a light on for miles in the place.
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Nonsense. A couple of turbines in the estuary there between Porto beach and Sutton golf club and we could have enough power to build a theme park on Ireland’s Eye. Or the Dart lines from howth to Bayside. Take your pick.
U wot mate?
Build back better - blah, blah, blah 
Greta has a point to be fair.
Ah here 
This. 100%
She’s spot on there.
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I wonder will she be asked back again. Was nail on the head stuff. Uncomfortable even for the powers that be.
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It’s not anti nuclear to think it doesn’t make economic sense. Nobody wants to do it because it isn’t suitable. Eamonn Ryan, in particular, isn’t opposed to it. But as others have said - the costs are too high and all the engineering focus globally now is on renewables and driving their costs down to way below the cost of nuclear.
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