Wind provided 37 per cent of Ireland’s electricity in Q1 2019

Re:Wind provided 37 per cent of Ireland’s electricity in Q1 ... by NeedMoreTea on Friday May 17, 2019 @02:22PM (#19942178)

Fair enough - I assumed it couldn't be that as the worst cock ups were far further back than Carnsore era - like the Windscale fire in the 50s. That and governments everywhere not really doing much consultation or reaction to public opinion back then. Recent issues have seemed more of privatisation than negligence - still not what we want of nuclear of course.

I'd like decommissioning to go far smoother as they're just down the road from us, should there be another cock up.

Wikipedia seems to think it is prohibited - 1999 Electricity Regulation Act. I only ever heard oblique references to it being banned, with no further explanation, so I know nothing more. Even Wikipedia raises more questions than answers.

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Re:Wind provided 37 per cent of Ireland’s electricity in Q1 ... by talideon on Saturday May 18, 2019 @05:20AM (#19946485)

Oh, it very much is: Windscale and Sellafield are linked in the public mind here. Here, Sellafield was seen as a rebranding exercise for Windscale.

> Wikipedia seems to think it is prohibited - 1999 Electricity Regulation Act.

I was careful with my use of language: it's not illegal, but under 18.6 of the act, "An order under this section shall not provide for the use of nuclear fission for the generation of electricity."

So it's not _illegal_ or banned, but the goverment simply won't grant licenses. Also, it specifically refers to fission. Something like the thorium fuel cycle might be considered legal under the act, depending on how you read it.

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