Comments on: Polly Discovers Economics!

By: Tim Newman

Tim Newman — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:39:17 +0000

eh? any industry experiencing a £20bn capital injection will sweep up lots of engineers and project managers -

One project I am currently working on has had a £10bn capital injection all on its own. Against the entire oil and gas industry, £20bn is eff all.

By: Recusant

Recusant — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:44:18 +0000

The only people in the UK with with worthwhile nuclear energy experience are over 55 or retired already. No, we will have to buy in all the expertise from France; we will provide the grunt.

Best, and probably cheapest idea, would be to get the French to build 20 power stations across the channel and ship all the power generated to us. They will build it quicker and more cheaply than we could realistically hope.

By: john b

john b — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:52:51 +0000

eh? any industry experiencing a £20bn capital injection will sweep up lots of engineers and project managers – at the very least on the civils side, where it doesn’t matter whether your experience is in nukes, dams or big windmills…

By: Tim Newman

Tim Newman — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:21:25 +0000

engineers and project management capacity is swept up in this great nuclear South Sea bubble and nothing is left for other renewables.

Actually, the only engineers and project management capacity which will be swept up by nuclear are those who were there in the first place or the few who will jump ship from oil and gas. Most of the engineers and project managers in oil and gas will likely stay there. Renewables have no chance.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:19:57 +0000

I think ‘discovers economics’ in a piece about the nuclear industry might be putting two things that don’t go together, together.