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Time for a policy change on nuclear power
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The argument for a “significant expansion” of nuclear power will deliver soaring electricity prices that condemn underserved communities to unending hardship and poverty, argues LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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IN ITS Powering Ahead economic report in 2016, the TUC stated that: “The TUC, like the government, believes the UK’s nuclear industry has a pivotal role to play in a future balanced energy policy.”
Since that report was published, support for nuclear power has been falling away as renewables provide increasingly cheap energy, while cost overruns, radioactive waste problems and faulty construction dog new build.
Companies are falling over themselves to offload their interests in nuclear power and the government itself has shown signs of backing off. Meanwhile, the Labour Party and TUC are committed to nuclear power, against all the evidence. Both need to review the evidence and reconsider their positions.
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