And the lucky winner will be...
British Energy's reaction to the government statement reveals their main candidate sites for new reactors.
- Sizewell in Suffolk, already home to two Magnox and a PWR)
- Dungeness in Kent, already home to two Magnox (shut down) and two AGR
- Hinkley in Somerset, already home to two Magnox (shut down) and two AGR
- Bradwell in Essex, already home to two Magnox (shut down)
So which one is going to be first?
Somehow I think Hinkley will be last because Somerset is too close to LibDem territory. The fight might be tougher. Dungeness could be good. Robert Waller says people in Kent tend to vote in a more hard headed way and so might be pragmatic about it. Bradwell currently has nothing going which could present problems with dwindling infrastructure. Sizewell already has a large reactor, so starting there might be piling on the PWRs too much.
I'm going to bet on Dungeness.
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Any chance for a Wylfa 'B' do you think?
Would be nice and I believe the local community want it, but TPTB in Wales are staunchly opposed. Ieuan Wyn Jones himself is the AM.
Strong local support because the nearby Aluminum plant is Anglesey's biggest employer (I think). Still would free up a lot of capacity for on land windpower!
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