Budget 2009

[iCraig]

Originally Posted by Zirax

Just bloody build nuclear :/

I watched a documentary on iPlayer not long ago about the future of energy and according to that and some very respected Nuclear experts it's simply incapable of catching up with the demand. The figures just didn't add up. The time it takes for a plant to be built, and its lifespan etc, it fell short of the country's current power demands, never mind the future demands. Renewable energy such as wind and solar power was also dismissed as nothing but a minor contributor.

Fusion power seems to be the future. The first experimental reactor has been built and under heavy testing. They're hoping to harness the power properly within 20 years. By the sounds of it Fusion power stations would outperform Nuclear many times over, and best of all, is completely clean. For those interested, read up on it. In a nut shell it's harnessing the same energy created by the sun.