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Nuclear site safety probe jobs worry

Nuclear site safety probe  The Gazette 2 July 2009 A DECISION on Fylde’s nuclear ambitions could be delayed because of safety concerns around a rival bidder’s Toshiba Westinghouse, owner of Springfields, is in the running to build the reactor for the UK’s new-build nuclear power station.

But the Health and Safety Executive has not yet started examining the company’s designs because of safety concerns around another firm’s proposals.

Rival bidder, French company Areva and EDF, has received confirmation from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) of concerns about the technology being used for the four reactors it wants to build across the country.

And the Health and Safety Executive, which oversees the NII, said the design could be rejected for use in the UK if its concerns could not be addressed.

July 3, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized