Wednesday, April 27, 2011

United Kingdom - Fukushima delay construction of new nuclear

The British government postponed the construction of new nuclear plants at least three months to "learn from the accident in Fukushima," reported The Guardian. The Directorate for Health and Safety and the Environment Agency, responsible for assessing the reliability of future reactors will not be able to make their report in June as originally planned.

Both agencies expect the month of September and the final report from Mike Weightman, Chief Inspector in charge of nuclear power, which must account for the impact of the disaster on the Japanese construction of reactors in the United Kingdom. Last October, the British government had approved construction of eight new nuclear sites in England and Wales.

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