West Burton to be site for Nuclear Fusion Reactor

[Parm]

EDF

Energy De France

We will be paying it all back for mega years to come with the supply contracts in place

 

[Barking Mat]

EDF

Energy De France

We will be paying it all back for mega years to come with the supply contracts in place

French-owned EDF Energy began supplying British households in 2002 and is one of the UK’s “Big Six” energy suppliers. The firm produces roughly one-fifth of the UK’s electricity and supplies energy to over 4.8 million customers.

EDF Energy | Electricity, gas and dual fuel tariffs - Finder UK​

www.finder.com/uk/energy/edf-energy

 

[Ross365]

Well, ALL of it used to be owned by the British taxpayer in the form of the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB), which many believed to be a world-class organisation wrt to generation and distribution of electricity. But it got privatised....

 

[Barking Mat]

Well, ALL of it used to be owned by that British taxpayer in the form of the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB), which many believed to be a world-class organisation wrt to generation and distribution of electricity. But it got privatised....

Thatcher ?

 

[Ross365]

Thatcher ?

Oh yes. And that was even after the CEGB had helped her considerably during the miners' strike.

 

[Barking Mat]

Oh yes. And that was even after the CEGB had helped her considerably during the miners' strike.

What didn't she privatise ?

I'll stop now, getting political.

 

[500e]

Wow.

The UK gets the French to fund it, the Chinese to build it...

At least if it goes wrong, you can point fingers elsewhere.

@Parm where's nuclear energy / naughty toy man ?

Have not seen him for a while Mat missing Saturdays since they ran the tests and got positive reaction

 

[Barking Mat]

Have not seen him for a while Mat missing Saturdays since they ran the tests and got positive reaction

@toddy last visited the forum at 5.05 pm today, evening Pete.

Back with the family, missed Saturday night's chat, hope you're well.

 

[fizzy]

What didn't she privatise ?

I'll stop now, getting political.

It was Gordon Clown who sold off Westinghouse.
What really grips me is that wind farms are currently making 900% more profit than they should - and they are all Danish and Norwegian etc.
At least Rolls Royce SMRs will be British.

 

[fizzy]

I am surprised nobody has mentioned that we don't have working fusion yet - either the government know more than us or they are just hedging bets.

 

[Barking Mat]

It was Gordon Clown who sold off Westinghouse.
What really grips me is that wind farms are currently making 900% more profit than they should - and they are all Danish and Norwegian etc.
At least Rolls Royce SMRs will be British.

That's one hell of a statistic, source please.

You're making it sound like we couldn't organise a party in a brewery.

Oh, no, that lead to resignation.

 

[500e]

Hi Mat Hope all at home inc Hoggs were pleased by your return all here ok.
If the money that fission has had was put into fusion we would be there,
Toddy makes Vark look main stream

 

[Parm]

Strange how this got announced today with all that’s going on

Failed as a distraction

 

[500e]

@Parm a lot would not know what was being talked about

 

[daleyd]

It was Gordon Clown who sold off Westinghouse.
What really grips me is that wind farms are currently making 900% more profit than they should - and they are all Danish and Norwegian etc.
At least Rolls Royce SMRs will be British.

Wind farms and nuclear plants - but I guess you are ok with nuclear plants doing it?

 

[dobbslc]

@Parm a lot would not know what was being talked about

I've put
2 & 2 together and made 69

 

[500e]

Way off.
Are we talking fusion or fission

 

[dobbslc]

Worth a try

 

[julianf]

If the money that fission has had was put into fusion we would be there

Imagine if pure fusion bombs had been developed without the fision component.

MAD would probably not have worked but humanity would have probably survived.

The world would be somewhat different, that's for sure.

 

[maroon]

Well I think it's diabolical I cant go to the local seaside without looking at godforsaken wind turbines. And for this privilege they charge you more for electricity. Can't see a fn thing going down the road with these new streetlamps. Low wattage ceiling rose leds. Price goes up. Tv only consume what now 30w? Price goes up. It's all backwards