Madam, - How is it possible to produce a serious policy document on future energy needs without addressing the option of nuclear power? Given the planned UK interconnectors, the Government has no principled objection to using nuclear generated electricity. So presumably the major objection remains the dilemma of dealing with nuclear waste.
But we already have a huge nuclear waste facility on our doorstep and, however much we huff and puff, Sellafield is there to stay.
So we end up in the ridiculous situation where we are stuck with the major drawback of nuclear energy but have none of its benefits.
One nuclear power plant could supply all our electricity needs, massively reduce our oil and gas imports, drastically reduce our carbon emissions and secure our future energy requirements. The waste, of course, goes to Sellafield. It sounds to me like a "win-win" situation.
Am I missing something - or is it simply that our objections to Sellafield have painted us into an irrational corner on this issue? - Yours, etc,
DICK KEANE, Silchester Park, Glenageary, Co Dublin.