MEPs seek closure of Sellafield

ON May 23 last, the British government issued a consultation document on the future of the nuclear industry in Britain and last week the four Fianna Fáil MEPs made a formal submission in response.

While energy choices are a sovereign issue decided individually by EU states, we still have serious concerns about safety issues at the Sellafield nuclear plant.

While there are 14 primary nuclear facilities in Britain, Sellafield has a long history of very serious systems failures. For this reason alone, we believe there should be an orderly and safe closure of that nuclear facility.