The Climate, Environment and Energy Thread

[ElwoodBlues1]

A polly on the wireless this morning spoke about Bangladesh firing up its first nuclear reactor later this year and suggested that, if they can do it, it would be a doddle for us.

He neglected to mention that the power plant was first proposed in the 1960s, confirmed in 2007, and a US2bn contract to build it was signed with Russia in 2010.  The actual cost is closer to US13bn, much of that subject to a loan from Russia.

I dread to think of the cost blowouts if our governments embarked on a nuclear power plant construction program.

China build them in 5-7 years, thats their average since 2010.