Nuclear accident at Dockyard "would cause thousands of deaths" campaigners say

“Pogle I would have no issue with that if they were stored in a safe manner well aware from areas of civilian population, Like you say they are a relic from a bygone era, it is not the cold war anymore”

“Sadly you cannot do away with something that has been proven and exists. These were supposed to be weapons of last resort, purely retaliatory weapons to the same kind of threat. Don`t know who we would consider `THE THREAT` today as world politics and attitudes have changed which questions our need to continue keeping them actively deployed. I think these days everyone who has control of such weapons know that to launch even one would set off a chain reaction that would probably see the end of mankind completely. Surely we as a Nation should be asking why we need to keep these weapons on immediate standby in light of the fact that threat of Nuclear Armageddon has decreased over the past 20 years.
Scrap them no just put them under the bed so to speak and bring them out if the climate changes and the threat returns.”

“best thing to happen would be to do away with the damm things, we are not the usa we shouldnt need such weapons of mass destruction because we see the entire world as some kind of giant whos got the biggest bomb contest as they seem to. These weapons will never be used and if they were the world following such an event would be pretty much one id hate to be a part of anyway. So there is no justification for placing such horrible weapons of mass destruction next to a civilian population. in a sane world theyd have been done away with years and years ago”

“Let's look on the bright side, if a reactor blows its top the wind might carry the radioactive doomsday cloud for many miles before it touches down to earth.
Look at a Chernobyl fallout map, many spots near to it are completely untouched, but places as far afield as Sweden and Wales got zapped”

“Look on the bright side at least if it was a really, really, nasty accident which is unlikely to happen the worst possible scenario would be about 300,000 sick and dyeing people, close the A38, no problem doing that cancel the trains if they are not already and you can leave the problem to look after itself without bothering too much of the rest of the country.

By the way Foldart its not a question of Plymouth not liking Devonport, The Dockyard that bears its name extends well past the boundaries of Devonport, it is what that Dockyard is being turned into that is making it unpopular not Devonport itself.”

“Do you get the impression that Plymouth doesn't like Devonport?”

“Last one to leave Plymouth please Lock the door, mind you the country's homeless problem could be solved as the properties in Plymouth will be almost worthless and the tory's could buy thousands of houses for next to nothing.”

“@LHPlymouth that's nothing wait until they start shipping low level combustible waste out of their back door in the dead of night and burning that too. Lets face it that's why it is where it is neither the government nor the Council give a hoot about the long term effects it may have on the local population. Wouldn`t mind betting that not long after it opens it will be applying and will get a licence to burn radio active waste - sure as eggs are eggs.”

“This is the Guardian report on the nuclear subs/same story
http://tinyurl.com/a3dlo84

Seeing as someone else mentioned the 'i' word on here....

Pity they don't show the same concerns for the residents in a densely populated part of Plymouth where the incinerator site is 44 metres from homes.”

“At least it would dry the ground up a wee bit, and nice and hot if only for a micro second, sun factor 3.000.000.000.000.000.000. I would say.”