UK Government reopens nuclear debate

1 February 2006

Nuclear power is uneconomic because:

• Dependent on subsidies
  Nuclear power stations require subsidies in order to be built and maintained
• Expensive waste
  It will cost taxpayers £60 billion or more to decommission existing power stations
• High costs
  Construction, waste, insurance, security and running problems have added to costs

Protestors highlighting the thousands of years of a nuclear legacy

Did you know? Nuclear power contributes just 3.5% to the UK's total energy needs

Friends of the Earth Cymru belives the nuclear option should be avoided and we should invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Nuclear power must be rejected as unsafe, uneconomic and unnecessary.

Press for change

Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth local group have initiated the Keep Wales Nuclear Free campaign.

The campaign has a new website - http://www.keepwalesnuclearfree.org.uk/ where you can take action against new nuclear power stations in Wales.

You can also download the petition here.

If you send your petition to Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth it will be forwarded to Tony Blair at the end of the Energy Review consultation period in April.

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Renewables not nuclear