That Energy Review and (mainly) nukes

Some views from the UK newspapers over the weekend about the nuclear options for the country, likely to be proposed by the Energy Review (to be announced tomorrow, Tuesday 11 July)

In the on-line Guardian Unlimited, reporting an article in Sunday's Observer newspaper. A reasonably balanced article mentioning a variety of views: 'Energy review 'a sham' to back Blair on nuclear'

From Telegraph.co.uk short articles focussing on the funding of nuclear new build and the likelihood that the 'energy gap' to about 2015 will have to be plugged by more gas-fired generation. Interesting views but predictably anti-Blair - Sunday business comment, by Sylvia Pfeifer, Deputy City Editor: 'Blair's nuclear spin needs hard cash' and 'Power generation gap'.

Guardian Unlimited has a Special Report on the nuclear industry, majoring on articles from the Grauniad's stablemate, The Observer's, claimed sneak preview of the final draft of the Energy Review . 'Revealed: Blair's energy blueprint - Long-awaited government review stresses need for more renewables but critics blast nuclear plans'

This article is by Stephen Hale, Director of Green Alliance. 'Obsession with nuclear power is wrong for Britain, Mr Blair - The Energy Review will back the PM's push for atomic energy, but, says Stephen Hale, it won't deal with the challenge of global climate change

This article in the Independent reports a publication by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) saying the Government's energy review, to be published next week, should set a clear target of doubling the rate of improvement in energy efficiency, rather than go for nuclear new build.

Two articles from the Times Online:

'Standby buttons face axe to curb energy waste'. A good, if short, report on the issues, with plenty of statistics.

'Foreign groups to team up on nuclear power plants'. FRANCE’s EDF, Germany’s Eon and British Energy are considering teaming up to bid for multi-billion-pound contracts to build the UK’s next generation of nuclear power stations.

Hope these were useful. We will all know for certain tomorrow what the Review says.