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28 years to nukes?

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  • George KG Offline
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    https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-could-massively-scale-up-23579695.amp

    The UK could massively scale up its nuclear power capability by 2050 – with new stations having far greater capacity, it is understood. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has suggested six or seven new sites could be in operation by that point, with all but one of Britain’s existing plants set to be decommissioned by 2030.

    The PA news agency understands that – while the number of stations is likely to remain similar to now – the plan is for each new site to be far more powerful than those they will replace, significantly pushing up the UK’s capacity.

    Why are the existing sites being decommissioned?

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      Seems odd, doesn't it? You would think the old would present a lot of challenge for constructing new plants.

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        My guess is it’s politically easier to upgrade “modernize” an existing plant than to build new.

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