I am writing in reply to D. Watkins' letter in last week's Review questioning the lack of alternatives to nuclear power now that a number of readers' have written to the paper to voice their concern over a new generation of nuclear power at Oldbury.

Sir, you could fill a room with books on the topic of alternatives.

And do not believe that we need to choose but one of these. We need a hybrid of solutions as is happening in Germany, who happen to be Europe's leading economy.

In Spain this February wind farms produced more energy than any other source in that country. And we haven't even begun to take energy efficiency seriously. Packaging is still rampant, deforestation continues, smart appliances are still a minority, telecommunications are still not replacing the face-to-face meeting in business, and there is no meaningful global commitment to tackling climate change.

Instead we see our government extending the life of nuclear licences to make them financially viable since all but the Japanese in our case, and Chinese in other cases, are willing to back nuclear: our own energy companies see this as a dead duck. Alternative energy receives nothing ilke the investment nuclear does – especially when you consider the care and security required long after a nuclear power station has stopped giving its energy.

Debate for alternatives is important. But your logic means we should follow nuclear whatever the risks, in fact, you're proposing that we do so in spite of the risks – which makes no sense. I say stop nuclear having an unfair hand in the debate and forcing an irradiated ball and chain around the necks of our children and their grandchildren. Debate the alternative while stopping nuclear. The proposed site at Oldbury is at least three times the size of the current power station and will have huge cooling towers, which the existing one does not.

In fact a recent article in New Scientist drew attention that one of the biggest threats to nuclear is climate change. As we saw in Fukushima, climate upheaval mixes poorly with nuclear power. We're building Oldbury on a lowland and flood area, rated as 'High Risk' by Gloucestershire County Council's own Risk Register. Even if you supported nuclear power, you'd have to agree that positioning makes no safe sense. That's why I will be voicing my objection on the two year anniversary of Fukushima at Hitachi Horizon's Gloucestershire offices at Valiant Court this year. I hope you will be there too.

– Carl Spiby, Briavels.