UK government planning nuclear site in Scotland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9eze1dzy5no
This is pointless: Scotland is already self-sufficient on renewables. What we need is a new grid interconnect between Scotland and England so we can export our surplus energy to the south!
It's all about the lobbyists, of course:
"Its ambitions for up to a quarter of all electricity to come from nuclear power by 2050 are being led by government-backed body Great British Nuclear." (Who?)
Charlie Stross /
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2024-05-16 09:42:05
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