So long Sellafield!
The Sun, Sunday September 29, 2007
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007450396,00.html
Summary:
Sellafield is a nuclear power plant in Cumbria. It was officially opened on October 17, 1956 by Queen Elisabeth II. It was the first commercial nuclear power plant in Europe. During its long history Sellafield was controversial because of a number of scandals about radioactive contamination and (almost) accidents at the plant. After much debate and a public consultation, Sellafield stopped generating electricity in 2003. In June 2005 permisson to demolish two old and out of date cooling towers of Calder Hall was acquired. At nine a.m. today the first of the two 88 meter high towers was blown up.
Opinon:
Public trust in nuclear energy is low and Sellafield has simply seen TOO MUCH bad publicity about (supposed) radiation leaks and (almost accidents). Nuclear energy is useful and nuclear plants are an integral part of Europe’s electricity generation network. Also there is the need for radioactive products for certain medical sciences (treating certain types of cancer e.g.). However, any nuclear plant needs to be able to guarantee safety as much as is possible, Sellafield wasn’t up to it anymore and had to go.
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Nuclear energy is usefull but the safety of it must be on the first place. When you can't quarentee the safety of people then you must do something. You get bad publicity always, but when you prove that the use of this energy sourch is harmless it is not a problem. But we also keep on th emind that we havent't more energy sources left on the earth.
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