U.K. Nuclear Update

From the BBC:

Councillors on Anglesey have supported the principle of building a second nuclear power station on the island.

Wylfa, the island's existing nuclear power station, is due to close in 2010.

A recent report has warned that when it shuts, the nearby Anglesey Aluminium plant will also close, with the combined loss of 1500 jobs.

The council voted to back the idea of a new station on the site near Cemaes, if the UK Government decide to build a new generation of nuclear power stations.

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Anonymous said…

Hi,
There's an update on that update:

"Tony Blair's backing for nuclear power suffered a blow yesterday when the Government's own advisory body on sustainable development came down firmly against the building of a new generation of reactors."

Appeared in UK's The Independent on March 7, 2006. The blog disallowed me posting the URL, but you get the picture, all the same reasons:
-no long term strategy for nuclear waste
-economic risks of constructing unproven designs w/taxpayers left holding the bag
-danger of massive nuclear investment locking UK future into centralized energy production system for the next half century
-nuclear power undermines efforts to maximize energy efficiency programs
-terrorist targets and radiation risks associated with other countries with lower safety standards.

Paul, NIRS

March 8, 2006 at 9:18 PM

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