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Scottish Government blasts
“misguided” nuclear deal
Hollyrood anger at coalition’s long-term commitment to nuclear power
By Stuart Qualtrough
T
he Scottish Government
has launched a blistering
attack on Whitehall’s
decision to commit to a nuclear
power station at Hinkley.
In a statement, Scottish Energy
Minister Fergus Ewing said the UK
had shown “misguided enthusiasm”
for nuclear power, which “cannot be
relied on for our energy needs”.
Scotland is on track to achieve its
ambitious target of generating the
equivalent of 100% of its electricity
from renewable sources by 2020.
Mr Ewing said: “Consumers across
the UK will be paying for nuclear
generation until after the middle of
this century. The single nuclear
station at Hinkley could be eligible
for consumer funded payments
totalling around £1bn per year,
depending on wholesale prices.
These payments will apply for the
length of the contract being
awarded – which, at 35 years,
dwarfs the 15 years being offered to
renewable energy technologies.
“The cost of this single station
alone is comparable to the £43bn
which the UK Government’s budget
is assigned for all energy
technologies between 2013/14
and 2020/21 and risks squeezing
out homegrown developments for
imported nuclear technology.
“This UK Government’s misguided
enthusiasm for nuclear comes at a
time when other countries, such as
Germany and EDF’s home nation
France, are either eliminating or
scaling back their dependence on
nuclear generation and when we
should be putting the support to
our renewables energy industry
and the jobs it will support across
the country.”
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