Re: Hinckley Point C
Originally Posted by
AnnieS
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I thought this had all been tendered out. They build and run it and we pay for it a bit like a PFI but not really. It's called a contract. Because it was cheaper to do it this way. More efficient too, fewer tea breaks and "jobsworth"....?
Originally Posted by
Muddy
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The Chinese and french don’t get paid for building it but they will be able to charge us for the power for the next x number of years . A bit like a toll road .
Well I must say I don't like the sound of that.
Can we trust the Chinese, and especially the Frogs (who have shown us that they are effectively our enemies) to run the thing.
It may have been cheaper for us to do it that way and, typically, the government would go for the cheapest option even if it isn't the best option.
However, the problem remains. What happens if they (especially the Frogs) get nasty and decide to turn off the power?
If that ever happened, I'd like to think that we'd go in and take over, by force if necessary, as there's no way we should be held to ransom by our enemies.
I'd like to say that I'd trust the government to do the right thing, but do I hell!