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The whole nuclear issue bothers me. Firstly, it is extremely destructive to the environment during extraction. Secondly, a power station only has a useable life of about 30 years, after which there are 100s of thousands of years of storage of extremely toxic nuclear waste. Thirdly, decommissioned nuclear finds its way into the war industry. All of these reasons are valid points against the nuclear industry. And yes, I get the argument that we might run out of power. But does the Labour governments failings really mean that our children and grandchildren need to live with the legacy of nuclear? I would hope that our generation is not quite that selfish.
The other problem with the electric industry is that the demand keeps increasing. If our usage could be curtailed (turn off at the plug, shower rather than bath, etc etc etc, you've heard it all before), then the problem is not quite so acute. Maybe this Government could invest a little in helping us to reduce our electricity dependence, by demanding that TVs no longer have stand by, all houses are sufficiently insulated, fridges are as efficient as they could be, phone chargers automatically switched off etc. If we were more careful with electricity, we would save money ourselves, and the grid could be powered to a greater extent by renewables. And I am no saint either, I leave my computer on all day, sometimes forget to switch chargers off etc. But I do buy my gas and electricity from Ecotricity, so I do not directly contribute to the nuclear, oil or coal industry. I pay a bit more, but so what, I would like a liveable world for my grandchildren and their grandchildren.