Why Britain Is Struggling With Nuclear Power | The government wants more nuclear plants to help tackle climate change, but delays and soaring costs are complicating the effort.

silence7@slrpnk.net · 5 months ago

Why Britain Is Struggling With Nuclear Power | The government wants more nuclear plants to help tackle climate change, but delays and soaring costs are complicating the effort.

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 5 months ago

There is probably a lot of political momentum against new nuclear because of the Windscale meltdown in the 50s.

silence7@slrpnk.net · 5 months ago

The history of meltdowns resulted in a whole lot of safety rules, which cost something to comply with. They also prevent meltdowns.

Echo Dot@feddit.uk · 4 months ago

Possibly but I’m also confident that a lot of safety systems have improved since the 50s. Cars in the '50s were practically death traps, yet we still have cars today and no one seems to have a problem with that