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UKIP go nuclear

I can’t help  myself  – my comment on the post below is going to have to appear here at the top

– Christina Macpherson

YOUR correspondent Mike Rath asks if UKIP is pro-nuclear, and whether he can expect a nuclear power station in Devon (Is UKIP keen on nuclear? Journal, December 19).

The answer is that UKIP favours proven, grown-up energy technologies like nuclear, coal and gas, rather than ineffective playground technologies like solar and wind ( and this?  https://nuclear-news.net/2013/05/03/an-aluminium-fuel-cell-why-is-uk-government-blocking-it/ )

I daresay Mr Rath wants the lights to come on when he flicks the switch. So we need power stations, and they have to go somewhere. I daresay most people would prefer a single power plant to a thousand wind turbines.

And the curious thing is that people who live near nuclear power stations seem much more positive about them than those who don’t. Nearby residents see the benefits in terms of jobs and prosperity.

UKIP currently has no policy on where new nuclear capacity should be sited. The Government seems to favour putting new nuclear on the same sites as existing plants, and this seems a reasonable approach.

ROGER HELMER MEP,

UKIP Spokesman on Energy.

January 9, 2014 - Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized