Sir David King: 'Recycle nuclear fuel for power' PDF Print E-mail
Written by Professor Sir David King, BBC, klimabedrag.dk   
Tuesday, 29 March 2011 17:25

david-kingIn the light of the Japanese nuclear crisis, a report released today says that Britain should recycle used nuclear fuel to generate more power. Professor Sir David King, the former government chief scientist, explains the thinking behind his conclusions. See link to radio interview further down.

[Red.] Another suggestion would be to do like China and begin to use the LFTR version, where you can more less directly use the remaining 90% of the spend fuel, and finally ending up with a tiny amount of dangerous fuel to be safely stored for only 200 to 300 years. It would be so nice if nuclear physicists would interest themselves a bit more in Molted Salt Reactors, and subsequently inform our politicians about their research. It is the job of the scientific community to inform our utility services and politicians about the potential of all realistic ways to produce heat and electricity. It is also to be expected of the scientific community to inform unbiased about economy, safety and environmental impact of all potential power generating devices. Sadly the scientific community has a lot of biased propaganda sheep with a sort of tunnel vision, only focusing on areas at which they are most likely to acquire grands and employment.

However, although Sir David King is somewhat green" biased, he is going in the right direction as he puts clear facts on the table, and does not run along with the sheep where he gets the most sympathy. If just more advisers and scientists would be impartially honest with a truly scientific approach, we would have a much better chance of escaping the "green" de-industrialisation.

BBC Radio Programme from Tuesday 29 March 2011
 

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