While we're on the subject of climate objectives, I heard someone talking about this n Radio 4 earlier this week. I'd be interested in your take about on this article on the Rolls Royce consortium to build small nuclear plants Tim, as you are so knowledgeable about the industry. It's an idea my dad (an ax submariner) has been banging on about for years, arguing that the experience Rolls Royce have garnered in producing the power plants for nuclear subs mean that should be less surprises and cost overruns than, say, Hinkley style projects as the technology and experience already exists.
I think it's a flippin' brilliant idea. Large scale nukes like Hinckley are ruinously expensive and take far too long to get into service. Smaller projects are much easier to cost and manage, and production can be industrialised much more easily. I just hope RR can stay solvent long enough to get the idea working.
If its scalable and low cost then great I do have concerns as to how secure the installations will be, especially in the world of increasing terrorism from home and abroad. We are however bequeathing a spend radiation stockpile for future generations, but hopefully they will be able to bury it in the deep waters along with the dumped ammunitions in the Scottish/NI bridge foundations.
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