Call for urgent check on Sellafield

IRISH nuclear experts must be allowed to examine Sellafield immediately, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said yesterday.

The Government must declare unconditional war on the British nuclear industry in the interest of public safety and national security, Mr Kenny said.

“The post 11 September world increases exponentially the nuclear threat to Ireland’s safety. With the first anniversary of the terror attack imminent and speculation of renewed attacks rife internationally, dramatic political intervention at the highest levels can be the only adequate response to the potentially catastrophic threat posed by the British nuclear facility,” he said.