Fresh setback for Hinkley C nuclear power station project after Centrica pulls out

“Nuclear Power is never economical if you calculate the true cost of all the damage it causes both to the environment and to physical health. Starting from Uranium mining through to the end point of where to store the highly dangerous radioactive waste.
I personally oppose Hinkley C construction and have created this petition. If you agree please sign and pass on. If you don't, there is a link on it where you can learn more about some of the issues associated with it.

http://tinyurl.com/abx4spt”

“that should be "it seems"”

“Nuclear is still the only way to give us continuous power. (except this morning is seems)”

“The Severn Barrage would be between seven and ten miles long, an absolutely vast structure. It would weigh more than the Great Pyramid in Egypt, which took 30 years to complete and 2,300,000 stone blocks. The barrage would take about 14 years to complete. The first draw back is the sheer cost, about £15 billion. The payback period would be long so any government that decided to build one would have to be pretty brave to invest that much cash. Wind farms and nuclear power may simply be cheaper in the short term, and nearly all governments think in the short term! The Severn Barrage plans would provide a predictable source of sustainable energy during lifetime of the scheme, 5% of the UK's output from the 10-mile version. It could continue to operate for around 120 years, compared with 30–40 years for nuclear power plants. An additional benefit would be to improve energy security. However, although power supply is predictable, peaks in generation from the barrage do not necessarily coincide with peaks in demand. Just under eight hours per day of generation time is expected.

Local impact

Any large-scale barrage would create leisure-friendly water conditions behind it. Flood protection would be provided by the barrage, covering the vulnerable Severn estuary from storm surges from the sea. New road and/or rail transport links could be built across a barrage if demand rises in the future, as outlined below. Any barrage could provide a boost to the local economy — construction industry in the short term, tourism and infrastructure in the long term.
However, shipping would have to navigate locks, and existing estuary industries, including fisheries, would be damaged and jobs lost. All industrial discharges into the River Severn (e.g. from Avonmouth) would have to be reassessed.

Environmental impact

The Severn Estuary is a Special Area of Conservation due to the European importance of its ecology. The inter-tidal area provides food for over 85,000 migratory and wintering water birds, and represents 7% of the UK's total estuaries. There are nature reserves and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the islands of Flat Holm and Steep Holm.”

“The Severn Barrage reputedly will generate the equivalent of four nuclear power plants, providing we work on Lunar time :-)”

“Forget Hinkley C, we of course cannot afford to build it ourselves,the government send millions of pounds of OUR tax monies abroad,Perhaps the EU could assist us from the 58 MILLION POUNDS A DAY we pay them, if not we will just have to rely on the French,or Russians for our energy needs.”