Scotsman letters

Blown away

Dr Richard Dixon finishes his anti-nuclear rant by describing nuclear as “repeatedly failing to deliver” (15 March). Yet nuclear and gas consistently provide 58 per cent of our energy, while – if the wind blows – windmills can produce 29 per cent, but nearly nothing when it is calm.

To produce what we need from wind it has been calculated that windmills would need to occupy an area greater than that of the UK. So Dr Dixon thinks nuclear can’t deliver… yeah, right.

Malcolm Parkin, Kinnesswood, Kinross