Energy policy: Power hungry

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The Hinkley Point nuclear shambles highlights the flaws of British energy policy

FOR months a profound somnolence has settled over Hinkley Point C, where the government hopes to install an £18 billion ( billion) nuclear power plant. On a recent weekend the security guards were not on the gate. Dozens of diggers and bulldozers were lined up as if on sale. A sign hung at the entrance displaying the core values of the project. One of them was “Know how far we’ve come, how far we’ve got to go, and how we’re going to get there.”
In fact, no one has a clue when or how the world’s most expensive power station will get anywhere. EDF, the French contractor, has once again postponed a decision to go ahead—until September. There are growing fears that the French nuclear technology it intends to use is flawed. The British government, which has offered a huge subsidy to ensure that …
Source: Utilities
Energy policy: Power hungry