Comments on: Visaginas plant – The Baltic Nuclear project http://www.estonianfreepress.com/2009/11/visaginas-plant-the-baltic-nuclear-project/ Independent News about Estonia Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:42:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Simon Bradleyhttp://www.estonianfreepress.com/2009/11/visaginas-plant-the-baltic-nuclear-project/comment-page-1/#comment-2937 Simon Bradley Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:42:29 +0000 http://www.estonianfreepress.com/?p=3393#comment-2937 except that Lithuania isn't connected to the European electricity network, so it couldn't import electricity from the 'old EU' states if it wanted to. It would instead have to import its electricity from Russia, or switch to gas powered electricity production, the latter being more likely, though still requiring imports of gas, also from Russia. and with Visaginas already in the planning, and with almost 3x the power capacity of Ignalina, Lithuania won't be left in the dark (metaphorically speaking) for too long closure of Ingalina isn't great news for Lithuania, but it could be worse except that Lithuania isn't connected to the European electricity network, so it couldn't import electricity from the 'old EU' states if it wanted to. It would instead have to import its electricity from Russia, or switch to gas powered electricity production, the latter being more likely, though still requiring imports of gas, also from Russia.
and with Visaginas already in the planning, and with almost 3x the power capacity of Ignalina, Lithuania won't be left in the dark (metaphorically speaking) for too long

closure of Ingalina isn't great news for Lithuania, but it could be worse

]]> By: Skippyhttp://www.estonianfreepress.com/2009/11/visaginas-plant-the-baltic-nuclear-project/comment-page-1/#comment-2631 Skippy Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:11:28 +0000 http://www.estonianfreepress.com/?p=3393#comment-2631 Scratching your balls metaphor. Europeans working together is like a guy scratching his balls, He has a lot of ideas, some of them grand, but when it comes time to get something done, they can't follow thru. This nuclear project will go over budget and over time and get eaten away by corruption and effects of polaks, lithuanians, latvians and estonians working together. These are not indians, japanese, chinese and americans, when working together, change the world, these are eastern europeans who when they work togther have the same effect as multiplying fractions. Scratching your balls metaphor. Europeans working together is like a guy scratching his balls, He has a lot of ideas, some of them grand, but when it comes time to get something done, they can't follow thru. This nuclear project will go over budget and over time and get eaten away by corruption and effects of polaks, lithuanians, latvians and estonians working together. These are not indians, japanese, chinese and americans, when working together, change the world, these are eastern europeans who when they work togther have the same effect as multiplying fractions.

]]> By: Giovanni Angionihttp://www.estonianfreepress.com/2009/11/visaginas-plant-the-baltic-nuclear-project/comment-page-1/#comment-2603 Giovanni Angioni Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:07 +0000 http://www.estonianfreepress.com/?p=3393#comment-2603 Here I agree on the first part but disagree on the second one cause, simply, Russia fortunately does not have the means to face a real war. But I am also sure plans exist cause there are limits even to human stupidity. Here I agree on the first part but disagree on the second one cause, simply, Russia fortunately does not have the means to face a real war.
But I am also sure plans exist cause there are limits even to human stupidity.

]]> By: Honesthttp://www.estonianfreepress.com/2009/11/visaginas-plant-the-baltic-nuclear-project/comment-page-1/#comment-2600 Honest Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:46:20 +0000 http://www.estonianfreepress.com/?p=3393#comment-2600 Regarding potential military targets, guys, don't waste your time writing this crap, Russia doesn't care about Estonia at all, it's just small pimple of Europe, which wouldn't give any use attacing it. I'm sure if Russia would go for it, it would go for BIG thing! Regarding potential military targets, guys, don't waste your time writing this crap, Russia doesn't care about Estonia at all, it's just small pimple of Europe, which wouldn't give any use attacing it. I'm sure if Russia would go for it, it would go for BIG thing!

]]> By: Honesthttp://www.estonianfreepress.com/2009/11/visaginas-plant-the-baltic-nuclear-project/comment-page-1/#comment-2599 Honest Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:42:57 +0000 http://www.estonianfreepress.com/?p=3393#comment-2599 It's just stupid EU requirements, that Lithuanian government signed for. The second Reactor of Ignalinas Power Plant could and would work 15-20 years more easily. But, since it doesn't match EU standarts and all other shit, plus EU doesn't want small contries to be independent from electricity, so they have decided to bring up these conditions. So we are now where we are. Baltic states will have to beg for electricity from other EU old members, and pay double or even triple price for the same Nuclear, but Nuclear European power. Halelujah! It's just stupid EU requirements, that Lithuanian government signed for. The second Reactor of Ignalinas Power Plant could and would work 15-20 years more easily. But, since it doesn't match EU standarts and all other shit, plus EU doesn't want small contries to be independent from electricity, so they have decided to bring up these conditions.
So we are now where we are. Baltic states will have to beg for electricity from other EU old members, and pay double or even triple price for the same Nuclear, but Nuclear European power. Halelujah!

]]> By: Giovanni Angionihttp://www.estonianfreepress.com/2009/11/visaginas-plant-the-baltic-nuclear-project/comment-page-1/#comment-2602 Giovanni Angioni Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:47:38 +0000 http://www.estonianfreepress.com/?p=3393#comment-2602 It reminds me when, back some years ago, I cooled down a student who was saying that being part of the EU was awesome cause EU was great. It is a magnificent political creation and I love it - but it has prices to pay for being a (small) part of it. It reminds me when, back some years ago, I cooled down a student who was saying that being part of the EU was awesome cause EU was great.
It is a magnificent political creation and I love it – but it has prices to pay for being a (small) part of it.

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