A Conservative government would allow a new nuclear power station to be opened every 18 months to address the threat of a power shortage according to Greg Clark, the shadow energy spokesman.

'At least eight new nuclear power stations are to be approved within the next two years and built swiftly under fast-track planning procedures.... Gordon Brown believes that they will be needed to avoid an energy crisis in the next decade, and more will follow as the world tries to reduce its dependence on oil for power'......

THE head of a new climate-change body that will advise the Scottish Government has disagreed with Alex Salmond's decision not to build nuclear power stations.

Asked for more details on an announcement by BERR on nuclear sites, the PMS said that they were publishing their strategic site assessments for new nuclear power stations. This would be issued in the form of a Written Statement and was about the process to determine where new nuclear power stations would be sited safely and securely. original source.

Simon HughesReacting to the list of 11 possible sites for new nuclear power stations, Liberal Democrat Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Simon Hughes said: “A new generation of nuclear power stations will be a colossal mistake regardless of where they are built." "They are hugely expensive, dangerous and will take too long to build. "There is a real danger that the Government is be...

Plans for fast-tracking a new generation of nuclear power stations are to be announced by the government.

David Miliband has criticised the Scottish government after it vowed to prevent Westminster from building new nuclear power stations in Scotland.

Gordon Brown is to fast-track the building of at least eight nuclear power stations to cut Britain's dependence on oil following the dramatic rise in its price.

Simon HughesCommenting on the publication of a list of 11 possible sites for new nuclear power stations, Liberal Democrat Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Simon Hughes said: “A new generation of nuclear power stations will be a colossal mistake regardless of where they are built." "They are hugely expensive, dangerous and will take too long to build. "There is a real danger that t...

Building off the last story about COSCO, just in case you don't think this US administration is interested in using nuclear power as a carbon based alternative, I suggest you reconsider your theories. There is bipartisan support in the US for expanding the use of nuclear power, and the nuclear power energy business in the US. This is the latest such example, one that scales directly to the pr...