The preference expressed here combines household solar panels, wind generation, and batteries with investment in small modular reactors. Local generation and storage are intended to make households more independent. Reactor projects are expected to face substantial paperwork and local opposition. A recollection of council work describes a limit on local planning discretion: too many successful appeals against refusals can lead to decisions being transferred elsewhere while councillors undergo retraining. The exchange offers this as a constraint on obstruction, without establishing the detailed regulatory process or timescale.
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Household energy, small modular reactors, and planning objections
Household generation and storage are proposed alongside nuclear investment, with planning opposition identified as an obstacle.