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UK Conservatives nuclear power policy – impossible?

“Huge amounts of private sector investment will be needed to deliver this energy infrastructure.”

(UK) Tory energy policy given lukewarm response by energy analysts, Energy analysts have criticised Tory plans to effect the biggest shake-up of Britain’s energy policy in a generation as “verging on the impossible”. Telegraph, By Louise Armitstead , 19 Mar 2010 “……….. Central to the Conservatives’ policy document, called Rebuilding Security, are plans to fast-track the building of nuclear power plants but allowing their construction to be approved directly by Parliament to avoid lengthy delays by protesters.
The Tories’ plans could see a nuclear power station being completed every 18 months. Inencom, the UK’s largest energy analysts, warned that this target is “verging on the impossible”, claiming that even if the party overcame planning delays, solving the skills shortages and construction complications would be a “huge challenge.”…… Neil Bentley, of the CBI, ……..cautioned: “Huge amounts of private sector investment will be needed to deliver this energy infrastructure.”

David Symons, a consultant WSP Environment & Energy, commented: “The biggest challenges with these policies is their implementation. The Conservatives have already proposed a radical reboot of the planning system.

“This reboot represents a fundamental overhaul and will be a costly and potentially disruptive exercise which may also hamper the aspirations of the energy paper to really increase the amount of renewables and new generation capacity in the UK.”

Tory energy policy given lukewarm response by energy analysts – Telegraph

March 19, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1