SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has called on the British Government to listen carefully to the concerns of a ‘consistent majority’ who oppose the development of a new nuclear power plant beside the Sellafield site in Cumbria.
Newry Times 26th May 2016 read more »
THE nuclear industry is coming to Carlisle this autumn, when the city hosts the first ‘Cumbria Nuclear Conference’. The two-day event on September 21 and 22 will attract movers and shakers from across the sector and highlight the opportunities – and challenges – to Cumbrian businesses arising from nuclear new build at Sellafield. Speakers confirmed include NuGen chief executive Tom Samson, Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom, the former Defence Secretary and Barrow MP Lord Hutton, and John Clarke, chief executive of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
In Cumbria 27th May 2016 read more »