nuclear-news

BBC NEWS | Politics | Nuclear plant ‘quake ban’ lifted

Nuclear plant ‘quake ban’ lifted BBC News 28 Jan 09 An outright ban on locating new nuclear power stations in areas of the UK which are susceptible to earthquakes has been lifted by the government………………The areas of highest risk are thought to be along the west of England, Scotland and Wales……………………Concerns over flood risk and the impact of power stations on “environmentally-protected” status areas also do not automatically rule out an area, but planners will have to show how damage could be eliminated or minimised…………………..Most current UK nuclear power stations will cease operating within the next 20 years, prompting fears of an “energy gap” amid uncertainty about levels of future gas and oil supplies.

BBC NEWS | Politics | Nuclear plant ‘quake ban’ lifted

January 28, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized