An Taisce loses fight to take nuclear case to EU

An Taisce has lost a fight to take its case over a new nuclear power station on the west coast of England to Europe.

The national watchdog contested the legality of a March 2013 decision by the Energy Secretary to grant development consent for the Hinkley Point project in Somerset, around 240km from Ireland.

Its lawyers said there was a failure to undertake “transboundary consultation” with the Irish people beforehand, as required by the European Commission’s environmental impact assessment directive.