Labour MP , Paul Flynn raises nuclear issues.

Paul Flynn the labour MP has a very interesting blog that you can view at

http://paulflynnmp.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/06/new-subsidies-no-nuclear.html

His work needs full credit---as it is very lonely being a sheep amongst wolves!

June 02, 2010


New subsidies = No Nuclear

Could I come to love the coalition?

It’s been a lonely thankless task trying to persuade parliament that New Nuclear is an expensive unaffordable mistake. I had had a debate exposing the vast insurance liability that has been dumped on taxpayers. The world’s only New Nuclear station is three years late and 2€billion over budget. Few were persuaded – until today.

Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne, the new energy and climate change secretary of state, admitted to the Guardian this week that the government already faces a £4bn funding black hole over existing radioactive waste.

Greenpeace said, ' These documents blow EDF's claim that they won't need any subsidies for new nuclear clean out of the water. They know full well that the economics of nuclear don't stack up and that new reactors will only ever happen if the British taxpayer is forced yet again to carry the atomic can."

The coalition deal is that nuclear is only acceptable without public subsidy. That’s sound perfect to me