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Why Britain Is Struggling With Nuclear Power | The government wants more nuclear plants to help tackle climate change, but delays and soaring costs are complicating the effort. (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

There is probably a lot of political momentum against new nuclear because of the Windscale meltdown in the 50s.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 8 months ago

The history of meltdowns resulted in a whole lot of safety rules, which cost something to comply with. They also prevent meltdowns.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 8 months ago

Possibly but I'm also confident that a lot of safety systems have improved since the 50s. Cars in the '50s were practically death traps, yet we still have cars today and no one seems to have a problem with that