DEEP within the British government, officials are laying secret plans to push through a major programme of new nuclear power stations. According to internal policy briefings leaked to Â鶹´«Ã½, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) wants to speed up safety checks of new reactors and is discussing ways to soften up public opposition to nuclear power.
The plan is for Britain to follow the US lead and end the slump suffered by the West’s nuclear power industry since the accident at Chernobyl in the Ukraine 16 years ago. In February, the US Energy Secretary, Spencer Abraham, announced plans…
