Hasbeen. I believe that you are correct old mate. China's human rights record speaks for itself. And is sure to be echoed in islands that will sell their souls and the birthright of generations yet unborn for a few pennies or some short term gratification? Don't do anything I wouldn't do.
Alan B.

It's not climate change stupid! It's the economy stupid! And the best economy we can have is not one where we are welded or wedded to coal!

But one welded to MSR thorium! Ok, that may hurt a few foreign investors, so what, we had no trouble telling France GFY over a 90 billion dollar sub contract! And therefore shouldn't be too bothered telling Mr Peabody Sorry but we're done with coal and or gas!

Simply put, it is of little interest to me that nuclear power is also carbon-free! And that MSR technology can be used very, very safely to burn and burn again and again as unspent fuel we could be paid to handle/store! And use the annual millions we'd be paid to set up mass factory-built, production Of SMRs MSR.

Then roll them out in private enterprise business practises that are community co-ops with their hands up or local councils who run them in not for profit paradigms where their income stream comes from the sale of all manner of locally made, electric whitegoods, heaters and airconditioning etc-etc. And finance plans for all the foregoing. The latter option is where all the maximised profits are made!

And as history records, demonstrable in examples I can also demonstrate as credible and undeniable evidence in Tamworth and Banana shire councils that used their brains for their constituents and the national interest!

And the devil take whatever party they may have been aligned with! Or shyster backroom power brokers!

Who gives a french flying frankfurt if CHEAPER THAN COAL, SAFER THAN COAL AND WITH FEWER ROUGE EMISSIONS THAN COAL, nuclear power as envisioned is also carbon-free! If it can be used as a cheaper than coal, power source!? 1 CENT PKWH!

And we could be rolling out a mass-produced, factory-built, preferred model, with all the claimed bugs thoroughly ironed out, in around 12 short months, if our leaders and their rules/bans just got out of our way

To reiterate, it was always, always the economy stupid! And nothing else ever, stupid!
Alan B.

Alan could we really build them that quick ?
Rolls Royce is building three for the UK to be delivered in 2030 !