[New post] UK debate should not be about excluding China from nuclear build, but about whether nuclear build is even nucessary.

Christina MacPherson posted: " Given the explosive costs of large nuclear, thedebate shouldn't be over how to replace China on these projects. It'swhether we need Sizewell and Bradwell at all." The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab observed last year that Britain couldno longer cond" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on nuclear-news UK debate should not be about excluding China from nuclear build, but about whether nuclear build is even nucessary. by Christina MacPherson Given the explosive costs of large nuclear, the debate shouldn't be over how to replace China on these projects. It's whether we need Sizewell and Bradwell at all." The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab observed last year that Britain could no longer conduct "business as usual with China". The UK's highest-profile action so far has been to force the Chinese telecoms supplier, Huawei, out of Britain's 5G network, said the FT. But now ministers are seeking to "ditch" China General Nuclear from future UK power projects – ending a collaboration dating back to a 2015 agreement between David Cameron and Xi Jinping. The move reflects growing concerns about CGN's "role in critical infrastructure" and follows a similar ban in the US, which put the Chinese state-owned company on an "export blacklist" in 2019, "alleging it had stolen US technology for military purposes". The brief "golden era" of Sino-British relations has turned "radioactive", said Ben Marlow in The Daily Telegraph – exposing great holes in UK energy policy. Ministers claim "the removal of the Chinese will encourage other partners to come forward", but "there is no proper contingency plan". How very unsurprising, said Alistair Osborne in The Times. "Given the explosive costs of large nuclear, the debate shouldn't be over how to replace China on these projects. It's whether we need Sizewell and Bradwell at all."  The Week 29th July 2021 https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/uk-news/953642/china-general-nuclear-banned-from-britain This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Christina MacPherson | July 31, 2021 at 5:14 am | Categories: politics | URL: https://wp.me/phgse-KOC Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from nuclear-news. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://nuclear-news.net/2021/07/31/uk-debate-should-not-be-about-excluding-china-from-nuclear-build-but-about-whether-nuclear-build-is-even-nucessary/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com