tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post7438363633321339230..comments2008-05-17T17:36:34.836+01:00CityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-5756125049168785762008-05-17T17:36:00.000+01:002008-05-17T17:36:00.000+01:002008-05-17T17:36:00.000+01:00<B>Mr Endland !</B> welcome back<BR/><BR/><I>glad to see other countries, not us, betting on the next generation</I><BR/><BR/>well I keep banging on about it, but I reckon the French intend to <I>socialise</I> their nuclear industry - or at least the liabilities<BR/><BR/>so we may find we all have a stake !<BR/><BR/>the US newbuild capacity - such as it is - anticipates being fully occupied Stateside. They have an even worse engineer shortage than in Europe - hence the ease with which National Grid (plc) makes its business thereNick Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-3399930580207705812008-05-17T11:57:00.000+01:002008-05-17T11:57:00.000+01:002008-05-17T11:57:00.000+01:00According to <A HREF="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/utilities/article3949575.ece" REL="nofollow">The Times today</A> the takeover battle is hotting up: "one of which valued it at almost £11 billion"!<BR/><BR/>Is there a champion yet for U.S. built nucs yet? With the way the Euro and dollar have gone, and the EPR build fiasco at Olkiluoto, I would have thought U.S. nucs would be looking more economic - if any truly are. Though all this looks like a punt on carbon pricing to me.<BR/><BR/>Had a look at <A HREF="http://www.sellafieldsites.com" REL="nofollow"/> (most of ex-BNFL) the other day. Full of photos of half knocked down plant, and their business is "we are carrying out some of the most innovative and complex nuclear decommissioning projects in the world." This is what has become of the £billions UK plc has poured into nucs the last 40 years, plus a few clapped out AGRs. I'm very glad to see that other countries, not us, are betting on the next generation in this foolish game.rwendlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07861901317813829419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-90768287648682371332008-05-10T14:16:00.000+01:002008-05-10T14:16:00.000+01:002008-05-10T14:16:00.000+01:002012 I've been saying since 2006 and have been laughed at.Lil Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com