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purplecthulhu at 08:21am on 10/01/2008
purplecthulhu at 08:21am on 10/01/2008It seems that the UK is going to be building new nuclear power stations. I'm cautiously positive about this since nuclear is one of the few power generation technologies that can supply the baseline of power consumption while reducing CO2 emissions (though I know there are people who doubt this).
However, this decision comes from the same government that has just brought in swinging cuts to the funding of physics research, including nuclear physics and related areas such as particle and astrophysics. After decades of low investment in nuclear power research we will need more people to work in the field if we're to build power stations and move towards safer, cleaner fission technologies such as the Rubbia accelerator driven thorium reactor. But instead the government decides to cut directly relevant research as well as those fields that, reportedly, inspire 90% of undergraduates to study physics.
Call that joined up government because I don't.
The No. 10 petition on physics funding is here. You know what to do.
However, this decision comes from the same government that has just brought in swinging cuts to the funding of physics research, including nuclear physics and related areas such as particle and astrophysics. After decades of low investment in nuclear power research we will need more people to work in the field if we're to build power stations and move towards safer, cleaner fission technologies such as the Rubbia accelerator driven thorium reactor. But instead the government decides to cut directly relevant research as well as those fields that, reportedly, inspire 90% of undergraduates to study physics.
Call that joined up government because I don't.
The No. 10 petition on physics funding is here. You know what to do.