Couldn’t agree more. We need to review the project delivery method for Hinckley, strike of Chinese companies for Sizewell C and look to other suppliers such as Ericsson and Cisco for the 5G network development. The time has come for the UK to shut its door to China.
Dougie Undersub
3 years ago
For Heaven’s sake, Peter, it’s dependent, not dependant.
Come on, a little individuality in the use of one’s language is to be commended. And let’s marvel at the man who has the mettle to stride forth without that sissy crutch of the spellcheck (I can never get that damned word right either)
David Waring
3 years ago
We need to get back to UK Designed and UK built projects for Infrastructure in the UK.
Simon Latham
3 years ago
What happened to the UK SMR project?
deneb0
3 years ago
What about back-doors into the software? Upset the CCP and they just switch off the power?
jdk2891
3 years ago
Pretty sure both HPC and SZC are french designed power stations, and the only reason there are Chinese investors is because centrica (British Gas) pulled out of the consortium and the UK government refuses to invest in important infrastructure projects…
Thoroughly agree though that we shouldn’t be relying on foreign companies or governments to build nuclear power station in UK.
Surely keeping the lights on (and hospitals powered, etc.) should be considered critical enough that the government should be leading this themselves… Re-privatise electricity generation!
Jeff Andrews
3 years ago
It’s a French design and reactor, that hadn’t even worked successfully until the Chinese recently modified it so the main thrust of your article isn’t exactly correct, the main point is without Chinese and French funding the project can’t go ahead and if it doesn’t SE England won’t have sufficient power generation. I’d assume you believe the hype about wind ‘power’, however at peak it only provides 2.5% of uk power, rare and infinitely more expensive than this. Still, you could always try yet another cable to the Continent, Britain’s going to need it even with Hinkley and Sizewell.
Couldn’t agree more. We need to review the project delivery method for Hinckley, strike of Chinese companies for Sizewell C and look to other suppliers such as Ericsson and Cisco for the 5G network development. The time has come for the UK to shut its door to China.
For Heaven’s sake, Peter, it’s dependent, not dependant.
It would be “dependant” if it was a noun but, as you correctly say, here it is “dependent” (adjective).
The article itself is good.
Since we’re being pedantic here, if it were a noun it would be “dependant”.
Let’s fight for that endangered species, the glorious Subjunctive! (the guy who invented it must surely have been on acid)
Come on, a little individuality in the use of one’s language is to be commended. And let’s marvel at the man who has the mettle to stride forth without that sissy crutch of the spellcheck (I can never get that damned word right either)
We need to get back to UK Designed and UK built projects for Infrastructure in the UK.
What happened to the UK SMR project?
What about back-doors into the software? Upset the CCP and they just switch off the power?
Pretty sure both HPC and SZC are french designed power stations, and the only reason there are Chinese investors is because centrica (British Gas) pulled out of the consortium and the UK government refuses to invest in important infrastructure projects…
Thoroughly agree though that we shouldn’t be relying on foreign companies or governments to build nuclear power station in UK.
Surely keeping the lights on (and hospitals powered, etc.) should be considered critical enough that the government should be leading this themselves… Re-privatise electricity generation!
It’s a French design and reactor, that hadn’t even worked successfully until the Chinese recently modified it so the main thrust of your article isn’t exactly correct, the main point is without Chinese and French funding the project can’t go ahead and if it doesn’t SE England won’t have sufficient power generation. I’d assume you believe the hype about wind ‘power’, however at peak it only provides 2.5% of uk power, rare and infinitely more expensive than this. Still, you could always try yet another cable to the Continent, Britain’s going to need it even with Hinkley and Sizewell.