> But Mr Buono said the company had dropped the UK plans after the Government ruled out giving private companies access to the Sellafield stockpile.
I mean, seems pretty reasonable from the government no?
Snaidheadair on
It’d be pointless of them to stay in the UK so it makes sense for them to move.
Marcuse0 on
I note, other than the basis for the decision being the UK government doesn’t want to give private companies access to literal nuclear waste at Sellafield, the company in question doesn’t even have a prototype reactor. They seem really very far from proof of concept and it’s no wonder that the UK government wasn’t interested in letting them see what works with a huge pile of nuclear waste like that.
krose1980 on
I though Brits are very enterpreneurial, prosperous nation, but is there anything left they can do themselves? And do it well, with care, attention to detail and passion.
They had a great moment in history when they cut most of their forests, became naval superpower, exploited half of the world and….boom, back to some nation on the island where money rotten their cores :/
LicenseToShill on
UK has SMR competition and Newcleo didn’t want to enter it. i.e. a specification the the UK actually wants.
More interesting to watch Rolls Royce drift their design to Czech Republic as labour seeming not progressing SMR (yet but still hopeful).
Dirty_Techie on
Is it me or did anyone else read the title as “Macron lubes British nuclear start-up to Paris”
bluecheese2040 on
I have to remind myself that France is an ally sometimes.
That said…not very happy that yet another example of British governments not supporting British start ups.
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> But Mr Buono said the company had dropped the UK plans after the Government ruled out giving private companies access to the Sellafield stockpile.
I mean, seems pretty reasonable from the government no?
It’d be pointless of them to stay in the UK so it makes sense for them to move.
I note, other than the basis for the decision being the UK government doesn’t want to give private companies access to literal nuclear waste at Sellafield, the company in question doesn’t even have a prototype reactor. They seem really very far from proof of concept and it’s no wonder that the UK government wasn’t interested in letting them see what works with a huge pile of nuclear waste like that.
I though Brits are very enterpreneurial, prosperous nation, but is there anything left they can do themselves? And do it well, with care, attention to detail and passion.
They had a great moment in history when they cut most of their forests, became naval superpower, exploited half of the world and….boom, back to some nation on the island where money rotten their cores :/
UK has SMR competition and Newcleo didn’t want to enter it. i.e. a specification the the UK actually wants.
More interesting to watch Rolls Royce drift their design to Czech Republic as labour seeming not progressing SMR (yet but still hopeful).
Is it me or did anyone else read the title as “Macron lubes British nuclear start-up to Paris”
I have to remind myself that France is an ally sometimes.
That said…not very happy that yet another example of British governments not supporting British start ups.