Bruce wrote:

Complete rubbish. Friends of the Earth has not changed its mind about
nuclear and it never will.

http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/faqs/nuclear_energy2.html

Yup, still plenty of tripe there....

You have grossly misrepresented his views on nuclear power. Here's a
useful summary in his own words, published last year in The Independent:

"Simply stated, it is the view of the Sustainable Development Commission
that this Government has got it completely wrong on nuclear power.

Well no surprise, they have got most things wrong. Too little too late
would sum up the current position.

Despite the fact that it’s going to cost UK taxpayers at least £75
billion to clean up the legacy of our current nuclear programme, that we

loose change compared to what they are pumping into all their current
"lets try to alleviate a depression caused by irresponsible lending and
borrowing, buy borrowing irresponsibly"

still have no solution to the problems of nuclear waste, that nuclear

Breeder reactors can dispose of plenty of it. The magnitude of the
problem is also tiny compared to the waste produced by a coal fired
plant for example.

power remains very expensive, that the risks of proliferation and

We already have nuclear weapons, so nothing to worry about there then.

threats to national security remain very high, and that the contribution

Movie plot threats always seem "very high". But they are not worth
spending serious money defending against since they are far cheaper and
easier ways to cause more disruption.

from a new nuclear programme (if it ever materialises) to total energy
needs and CO2 abatement will remain relatively low, Ministers are now

well it already supplies 25%, and one could easily double that capacity...

putting more effort into encouraging nuclear power than they have
devoted to the entire field of renewables over the last ten years.

Which makes sense - spend the money where there is some hope of a
workable solution.

"As they see it, this is the only manageable mega-fix available to them,
the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card. But this is a sad and
extraordinarily ill-judged illusion."

So, you're wrong again.

Or alternatively he is right, and the above is nonsense. Take your pick.

--
Cheers,

John.

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