UK to build 8 new nuclear power stations: environmentalists and locals outraged
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It has been revealed that ministers have voted for the construction of eight new nuclear power stations across England, over the next 10 years.
The new facilities are to be based alongside existing plants, and will play a crucial role in Gordon Brown's plan to reduce Britain's dependency on fossil fuels. Attending last week's G8 summit in Japan, the Prime Minister spoke of the need for as many as 1,000 new nuclear power stations to be built globally over the next century.
Scotland however, which already has four nuclear plants, has blocked the possibility of any of the new stations being built north of the border.
The new facilities are to be based alongside existing plants, and will play a crucial role in Gordon Brown's plan to reduce Britain's dependency on fossil fuels. Attending last week's G8 summit in Japan, the Prime Minister spoke of the need for as many as 1,000 new nuclear power stations to be built globally over the next century.
Scotland however, which already has four nuclear plants, has blocked the possibility of any of the new stations being built north of the border.
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