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British nuclear boss admits public don’t trust nuclear industry

Hutton fears nuclear industry has lost confidence of the public, The Independent (UK) By Oliver Wright, Whitehall Editor, 5 Aug 11,  Britain’s nuclear operators face the gravest challenge for years to persuade the public that new power plants will be safe in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, the new head of the industry admitted yesterday….

Just under 30 per cent of those questioned in an opinion poll were favourable towards nuclear power – down four points in six months, while 28 per cent now oppose all new nuclear build…
“The industry faces a very big challenge in responding to Fukushima and we will have to use all of the tools in the box to do so,” Lord Hutton said.

August 7, 2011 - Posted by | general

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