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UK – locals cannot veto nuclear plant

Would you live in a nuclear shadow? The Guardian UK 10 Nov 09 The government is paving the way for a huge expansion of nuclear power – but would you live near a power station?……
….Anti-nuclear activists fear that the plants would be a health hazard (a 2005 report saying there was categorically no evidence that living near nuclear power stations increased the rate of childhood cancers has been challenged by German research), and are concerned about their environmental and financial cost. And while there are promises of consultation, there will be no right of veto for local people on big projects

November 10, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, politics, UK | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive