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**goldcigarettes** · 10-18-2010, 08:48 PM

The project sounds interesting and ambitious (just the thing to help show the world the UK still has what it takes) though the cost of 30 billion pounds sterling does sound extremely high. It probably didn't make sense from a cost per unit of energy output basis while nuclear plants do make great economic sense.

Based on comparison with the Hinkley C planned reactor, you could build six to eight nuclear power stations for the cost of one Severn Barrage. The Severn Barrage would produce as much power as three nuclear reactors.

However it would last 3-4 times as long as the reactors, have no decommissioning cost, no nuclear waste, and could generate £20 million to £30 million annually in traffic tolls.

10-18-2010, 08:48 PM	#6
goldcigarettes Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 516 Senior Member	The project sounds interesting and ambitious (just the thing to help show the world the UK still has what it takes) though the cost of 30 billion pounds sterling does sound extremely high. It probably didn't make sense from a cost per unit of energy output basis while nuclear plants do make great economic sense. Based on comparison with the Hinkley C planned reactor, you could build six to eight nuclear power stations for the cost of one Severn Barrage. The Severn Barrage would produce as much power as three nuclear reactors. However it would last 3-4 times as long as the reactors, have no decommissioning cost, no nuclear waste, and could generate £20 million to £30 million annually in traffic tolls.
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