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Iona Parker's avatar

Another great article, thank you.

Another problem with wind turbines and solar panels is that they are largely manufactured abroad and just installed here, creating very few jobs. Presumably building a nuclear power station creates many jobs on site. Am I right in thinking the SMRs can be built in a factory. Presumably, these factories could be sited anywhere in the country, including areas of high unemployment, and would also create significant numbers of jobs?

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Al Christie's avatar

What a delicious analogy - "Arguing for wind and solar in place of nuclear power is akin to arguing in favour of chocolate teapots because you cannot wait for a ceramic one. No matter how many chocolate teapots you buy, you can never make tea; just like no matter how many wind turbines and solar panels you install you can never run a modern economy on intermittent electricity."

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