British Energy – under their new French owners EDF – held a PR exercise on Tues 10th March at the Platform in Morecambe. A mix of pro and anti-nuclear members of the small audience asked questions of a panel of ‘nuclear experts’ following a presentation of the proposals for a third reactor to be built at Heysham.
British Energy/EDF intend to put forward Heysham to the government as a possible site for a new reactor by the end of March. If you wish to comment on the proposal you can do this via: www.nuclearpowersiting.decc.gov.uk
Green Cllr Chris Coates who attended the meeting said ” This was a very slick PR exercise – presented as a public consultation. The panel of experts were unable to give assurances that they are taking issues such as sea-level rise seriously. A new reactor at Heysham would be a huge waste of money. Money that would be better spent on reducing electricty demand and energy efficiency measures.”
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