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Irish Sea coast areas threat of nuclear radiation

And nuclear power’s not real good, in view of climate change, either – Christina Macpherson

Seven of Britain’s new nuclear plants will be on Irish Sea coast Belfast Telegraph 10 November 2009 Fears have been raised about the health and environmental risks to Ireland after the British Government gave the green light for the construction of 10 new nuclear power plants — seven of them along the Irish Sea…..……Fergus O’Dowd, said people there had long called for the closure of Sellafield and the placement of more nuclear power plants across the Irish Sea was a cause for concern.

“Seven are on the west coast of England, directly opposite large centres of population.

“People are concerned over here about the possibility of an accident or an act of terrorism. If the prevailing wind was blowing in our direction, we’d get the hit,” he warned………………….. Tony Lowes, a director with Friends of the Irish Environment, said the British authorities had not been able to allay the “well-documented” health concerns of the Irish people about Sellafield. He added that nuclear power was not a sustainable solution to energy supplies and there was still “no solution to the toxic waste issue”.

Seven of Britain’s new nuclear plants will be on Irish Sea coast – Local & National, News – Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

November 10, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change, environment, UK | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes