Engineers dish wind in favour of nuclear

The voice of the Engineering profession 'Professional Engineering' magazine, have in April 2011 published the results of a survey of their membership.

Question One:  Would you like to see a greater number of onshore wind turbines constructed to help Britain meet its future energy requirements?

Answer:  60% No,  37% yes, 3% don't know.

Question two:  Do you think that Britain should push ahead with plans for a new fleet of nuclear power stations?

Answer:  95%  yes,  4% No, 1%  don't know.

Question three:   Do you beleive that the first of the new nuclear power stations will be in operatio by 2018, as the government has stated?

Answer: 79% No,  10% yes, 11% don't know