Brief 4 - Message Delivery: Pros and Cons to Hinkley Point C

Below there are two lists with a few Pros and Cons to Nuclear Power in relation to building a new reactor power plant at Hinkley point. These lists will be added to as research develops further.

PROS:

• carbon free energy souce - cleaner energy
• generating our own power not relying on others to generate it for us
• creates jobs 
• produces more energy than renewable sources
• nuclear power has caused less fatalities per unit of energy generated compared to other sources of energy. The amount of 'explosions' and air pollution from coal, gas and hydro power has caused more fatalities per unit of energy compared to nuclear disasters such as Fukushima and Chernobyl. 

CONS:

• unsure whether it will save public money - bills may go up
• nuclear waste 
• radioactive and is not biodegradable
• not a renewable energy source
• cost of burying it in the ground 
• cost to the environment and financially to import uranium