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Pull the plug over nuc­lear react­ors

Sir, – I refer to the let­ter from Dr Steven Welsh (April 11) headed “We have been failed on energy and jobs” in which he states that “Doun­reay is cry­ing out to be developed as a site for a small mod­u­lar nuc­lear reactor”.

He argues that by ignor­ing our cry­ing need for nuc­lear Scot­land con­tin­ues to miss out on invest­ment, jobs and a long-term future for Scot­land’s civil nuc­lear sec­tor.

I pre­sume he knows that Doun­reay cur­rently employs 1,300 people with 700 in the sup­ply chain and that the clean up will con­tinue into the 2070s at a cost of £8.7 bil­lion.

Highlands Against Nuc­lear Power (HANP) will be crying out to prevent any
nuclear in Scotland as it is not carbon free nor safe, does nothing to
reach net­zero, is the most expensive form of energy production and the UK
has no solution for dealing with highly radioactive nuclear waste.

Press & Journal 20th April 2026, https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-aberdeen-and-aberdeenshire/20260420/282041923714019

April 25, 2026 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | opposition to nuclear, UK