'No Quick Fix' From Nuclear Power

humoly writes to tell us BBC News is reporting that while many are calling for nuclear power, new nuclear plants are not the answer to combating climate changes or the wavering energy concerns for the UK. From the article: "The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) report says doubling nuclear capacity would make only a small impact on reducing carbon emissions by 2035. The body, which advises the government on the environment, says this must be set against the potential risks. The government is currently undertaking a review of Britain's energy needs."

They don't like atomic power??!

[Black Copter Control]

I say we nuke the b*st*rds.

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[afaik_ianal]

You can say that again!

A lot of things have to change, like our automobile usage, suburban lifestyle, and the excessive packaging of one time use products.

At least here in Quebec...

[d.corri]

...nuclear power plants are nowhere to be found since we're the world's largest producer of hydroelectric power [wikipedia.org] but it wasn't always like this...
In 1968, after a nuclear meltdown in Charlemagne [wikipedia.org] (Quebec's own Chernobyl accident), the government decided to ban nuclear power for fear of another disaster. Unfortunately, it was too late, since Celine Dion was unleashed to the world soon after that and the rest, as they say, is history...

Sounds like a badly written Uncyclopedia article or something.

Re:Okay?

[ozmanjusri]

Idealogical problems, on the other hand, ...

...We have trouble even spelling.

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[LouisZepher]

Of course. Haven't ya ever seen The Flintsones? :P

ZPG not equal extinction

[rewinn]

>This means without immigration they are not growing. If England can achieve this, and ban immigration, and go carbon neutral by conservation, then - for england - they are done. As a practical matter they would also be on their way to extinction.

If England's population continues to grow forever, at some point its biomass would exceed the mass of the universe, causing some difficult gravitational issues.

England, and every other subset of humanity, and humanity itself, will limit its growth eventually. The only question is whether it is done with intelligence and forethought, or through catastrophe. The natural universe admits no third way.