BROWN SIGNING NUCLEAR BLANK CHEQUE

 

SNP Westminster Energy spokesperson, Mike Weir MP, has echoed a warning today (Thursday) by leading environmental group, Friends of the Earth, that Gordon Brown’s nuclear ambitions will cost huge sums of taxpayers' money.

 

Mr Weir said:

 

“By pressing ahead with its nuclear ambitions the UK Government is signing a blank cheque for generations to come.  

 

“Claims that there will no public subsidy for new nuclear stations are irresponsible fantasy. No country has developed and maintained nuclear stations without state support, nor ever will.

 

“The costs associated with developing new nuclear stations are mammoth, and the expense and risks associated with disposal are incalculable.

 

“The UK has still to make a decision on the storage of existing nuclear waste, the cost of which is now also steadily escalating, let alone how to deal with a whole new generation of waste.

 

"The SNP wants to see Scotland's renewable energy potential take off. Scotland is capable of meeting her energy needs through renewables and new technologies such as clean coal and carbon capture. 

 

“Thank goodness we have an SNP Government in Scotland that will not allow any new nuclear stations on our soil. UK Ministers should follow that lead and concentrate on creating a green energy future rather than the danger, cost and worry of new nuclear stations.”