UK nuclear lobby desperate to keep the industry alive, therefore needs waste dump quickly

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http://nuclear-news.net/2012/12/31/uk-nuclear-lobby-desperate-to-keep-the-industry-alive-therefore-needs-waste-dump-quickly/#more-35052

Without a positive decision, new nuclear development could be put ａt risk.　Ministers are thought to be working on plans to try to ensure the　new-build programme is not derailed. Final investment decisions and　approvals for EDF’s proposed nuclear plant in Somerset are expected　next year.　　a “no” vote in Cumbria in January would be likely to　deter a consortium that is at the early stage of planning a new plant　in the county, as it would have to invest hundreds of millions of　pounds before seeking planning permission….

Nuclear sector pushes for green light on waste dump 　(Source)　 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/9771135/Nuclear-sector-pushes-for-green-light-on-waste-dump.html 

Britain’s　nuclear industry has warned that a “no” vote by local councils on crucial plans to assess sites for a major radioactive waste dump would be “an injustice to future generations”.

Writing in today’s Sunday Telegraph, Lord Hutton, the former defense　secretary who is now chairman of the Nuclear Industry Association,　said that it was no longer possible to pass the buck and that the　research on a suitable waste site should go ahead.　Sir David King, the former government chief scientific adviser, warned　that without a positive decision, new nuclear development could be put　at risk.．．．．．．．．