Comments on: More Nuclear Power Plans Trashed

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:10:00 +0000

If you’re interested in the economics of nuclear you might want to read this….

http://www.mng.org.uk/gh/private/risks_of_nuclear_investment_published.pdf

It’s written for people who might be thinking of investing in new nuclear. I think it does an excellent job of laying out the arguments and backs them up with many references.

By: ThomasGerke

ThomasGerke — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:36:00 +0000

When they did throw money down the drain, it was usually not their money…

By: ThomasGerke

ThomasGerke — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:08:00 +0000

Indeed.
Especially since E.On complained about the expansion of renewables endangering the profitability of new nuclear power plants in the UK back in 2010.

This “warning” to the british government made quite some headlines in Germany, where the govenrment was pushing a lifetime extension for nuclear power stations and the Lobby pushing articles about how cheap nuclear truely is at the very same time.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:48:00 +0000

And that’s the story, morning glory.

(Businesses aren’t going to throw their money down the drain forever.)

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:33:00 +0000

“E.ON wanted to focus on other more short-term strategic projects that delivered quicker benefits.”
Or said another way
Nuclear is too big a risk, there are smart ways to make energy and money.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:30:00 +0000

Yeah, I got the impression there was good effort to hide every anti-nuke/pro-decentralized energy they could.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:01:00 +0000

It’s kind of like facts in one country are also facts in another country….

By: ThomasGerke

ThomasGerke — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:38:00 +0000

It’s fascinating how the statements echoed in the UK Press slightly differ from the statements made by E.Ons CEO in the German press:

“We’ve come to the conclusion that investments in decentralized renewable energy sources & energy efficency are more attractive for us & the british customers”

Mhh…