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Carts Horses And Nuclear Power Stations (from The Herald )

Carts, horses and nuclear power stations

The words cart and horse sprang to my mind after reading (The Herald, September 8) that the Scottish Chamber of Commerce is calling for more nuclear power stations as part of Scotland’s future energy supply.

As yet, despite 50 years of a nuclear industry, not one speck of Britain’s high-level nuclear waste has been safely disposed of. Until such time as the technical and political challenges of this major problem are solved, I think the SCC needs to be a bit more thoughtful about its desire to keep Scotland’s wheels turning.

The vague assumption that the disposal of high-level waste is a problem that can be addressed at some unspecified time in the future must be pointed out for the folly that it is. Building nuclear power stations without a means for safely disposing of the toxic waste is madness Bob Downie, Glasgow.……………………………………….The government is desperate to sell its minority share in British Energy to gain a few billion pounds, so such a deal makes a mockery of Gordon Brown’s mantra that our energy supplies should not be at the mercy of foreign suppliers.

France could similarly hold us to ransom on energy prices and, not being subject to British laws, could easily walk away from any future (and very expensive) decommissioning costs.

I therefore support the Scottish Government’s stance on no nuclear power in Scotland.
Andrew D Mowatt, Hamilton.

Carts Horses And Nuclear Power Stations (from The Herald )

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September 9, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics