Nuclear waste could power Britain

A plan by the nuclear industry to build a
But the plan is controversial. A report by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, which operates the Cumbrian plant and backs the plan, acknowledges the move could have ‘downside’ economic costs, although it also stresses it has many benefits. In addition, green groups say the move would lead to the creation of ‘a plutonium economy’ in Britain that would see large quantities of nuclear fuel being transported across the country.

The Sellafield reprocessing plan would cost several billion pounds, a price that infuriates opponents of nuclear energy. ‘There is no economic justification for this plan,’ said Roger Higman, of Friends of the Earth. ‘It would just be another massive subsidy for the nuclear industry. We should invest in renewables.’

Observer