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MP accuses Government of nuclear cover-up – WalesOnline

MP accuses Government of nuclear cover-up
WalesOnline Oct 24 2008 by Martin Shipton, Western MailA WELSH Labour MP has accused the UK Government of covering up a deal that will land taxpayers with a multi-billion- pound liability in the event of a nuclear accident while a private consortium will reap the profits………………………………The MP said: “Here is a clear example of how the Government’s own policy that all forms of energy should be treated on an equal basis is being broken. Nuclear energy has always been very expensive, largely because of the cost of dealing with the waste. The latest estimate is that it will cost £93bn to clean up the waste from existing nuclear power stations.”

The Government has decided to privatise the future management of the waste, and a consortium called Nuclear Management Partners consisting of an American company (URS Washington), a French company (Areva) and a British company (Amec) has been awarded the contract at Sellafield.

Yet it has now emerged that the liability in the event of a nuclear accident is to remain with taxpayers. ……………….Mr Flynn said ” It is completely unacceptable that a contract of this kind should be entered into by the Government without any kind of parliamentary scrutiny.”

MP accuses Government of nuclear cover-up – WalesOnline

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October 24, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties