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Nuclear power: way forward or cul-de-sac?

Auteur	P.Bunyard
Datum	februari 1992
Classificatie	6.01.0.00/160 (ALGEMEEN)
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SUMMARY

At first sight nuclear power would appear to offer an obvious solution to the global 
warming caused by the emission of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. It provides 
power in bulk and by means of the fast reactor, deriving its energy from reprocessed 
and therefore recycled fuel, would appear to have a long term future. Yet, many 
uncertainties remain, including the cost relative to other power-generating systems. 
Thus, having given the go-ahead first to the construction of a PWR at Sizewell and 
then at Hinkley Point, the UK government is waiting until 1994 for a review of its 
nuclear policy before committing itself to a future programme. Here, the cost of 
nuclear power has clearly played a big role in the government's hesitation. Indeed, 
the intention of getting private industry to take over Britain's nuclear reactors at 
the same time as the rest of the electricity supply system was foiled when the real 
price of nuclear-generated electricity was revealed in the late 1980s and was found
to be nearly double that indicated by the Central Electricity generating Board at
the Hinkley Point C public inquiry …

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