Re: small correction to Nuclear Energy vs Renewable Energy

John,

Unfortunately everything cost more in the UK. Whether it Automobiles, Sneakers, Jeans, CDs, computer games (hence the different gane systems, DVD encoding, video systems for different parts of the world) etc. etc. etc. It appears that the price you might pay in the US in dollars in the price we would pay in the UK in pounds, desite having an exchange rate of approximately $1.40 to Ł1. It's interesting to note that this seems true even for large capital projects like the construction of electricity generating plant. My understanding though is that it is a European issue and not a UK issue as such.

I'm not an economist and don't know why, but everyone I know who goes on Holiday to the US is astonished how much cheaper things are there!

Regards

Julian Ginniver

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From: john grant

To: Radsafe

Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 1:23 AM

Subject: Re: small correction to Nuclear Energy vs Renewable Energy

I had guessed that number was wrong but this brings up another point. In the US, large windmills cost about $1000 per kilowatt installed. But if, in the UK, they cost Ł1000 then they are somewhat more expensive in the UK.
John Grant
julian ginniver wrote:
Apologies to all who read the original article, firstly for some of the typos and secondly because I got some units wrong. When discussing the cost of construction of both wind turbines and nuclear plants I stated that the costs ranged from Ł1000 -Ł1500 per megawatt of installed capacity. This should have read per kilowatt of installed capacity.