D-day for Hinkley Point nuclear power station decision
The Government is expected to signal the go-ahead for a £14billion new nuclear power station to be built at Hinkley Point in Somerset today.
The Hinkley Point C plan has already got the go-ahead from the Environment Agency, and permits have been issued for the power station to be built, but the final hurdle lies with Energy Secretary Ed Davey.
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A view of Hinkley Point, near Bridgwater
The minister has to approve planning permission for the third nuclear reactor on the Somerset coast, and also has to offer an acceptable deal to French nuclear power firm EDF Energy which will guarantee a good enough return on electricity produced.
It will be a major shock if Mr Davey effectively turns down the power station plan, despite a long and vociferous campaign by anti-nuclear protestors. A new Hinkley C will create thousands of jobs, both in building the plant and running it when it is open. It would be one of the UK’s biggest infrastructure projects in years.
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2 Comments
by J_Davidson
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 11:54AM
“This is yet another example of the government and big business colluding in the worst possible way. The decision appears to have been motivated solely by the desire to increase EDFs profits with no concern for the environmental consequences. They will be saddling many future generations to come with the responsibility of dealing with the waste for which they themselves have no management plan, not to mention all the points mentioned by philbower above. This level of selfishness and short sighted corporate greed is utterly staggering. In any sane country there would be laws against this sort of thing.”
by philbower
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 10:16AM
“This is a very sad day for Somerset. When we allow our government to sell our fuel futures to a non UK company who have not got the best track record of delivering. They (EDF) lie, UK Government lie - marriage made in heaven, just a shame we will be the injured parties.
Remember that the Hinkley build featured the following examples of best practice in determining Government contracts:
ï¿ Public Consultation was a sham
ï¿ No waste plan in place
ï¿ No investor
ï¿ Other projects are over-schedule and over budget by billions. They only stay afloat through public money and rigged consumer price.
ï¿ The government promised no subsidy.
ï¿ We need a renewables revolution and home insulation programme to cut bills and create jobs which do not harm our children.
They have promised jobs for Somerset, we will see ...”