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Last Login: 28/01/2010 12:53:07
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Are Irish attitude's changing towards nuclear energy? The Attitudes of most European Nations are now favorable towards this contentious issue. Certainly in Finland and Sweden, Nuclear Energy is now seen as the preferable option to assist in the defeat of rapid climate change.
Although Ireland is too small to have a nuclear reactor of its own, how do people fee about receiving energy from Britain that has been nuclear generated.
Everybody knows the war in Afghanistan and Iraq is essentially motivated by the demand for oil and yet the Irish reliance on fossil fuel and the obvious consequences never seem to enter this debate. The delusion that windmills can help as a main energy source also adds to the confusion.
There are almost 350 nuclear installations in OECD countries They can't all be wrong.
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I'm all for nuclear energy. France produces something like 75% of all it's energy from domestic nuclear power stations. It has no reliance on foreign sources like Russia who use their gas supplies as a political bargaining too.
France's safety record on nuclear power is also impeccable.
In Ireland we need to look at this example of France, and of the examples of Scandinavian countries, and realise that nuclear power is a safe and viable investment that can meet our growing energy needs. I'd still prefer to see solely green energy as we have a lot of potential with windfarms, but nuclear energy would be a step in a positive direction.
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The ESB have also mentioned the possibility of incorporating nuclear power into it's supply.
A serious debate needs to happen in Ireland.
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