Tuesday April 14, 2009
A £1bn nuclear white elephant
Michael Savage
Independent
Exclusive: Call for public inquiry as Sellafield recycling plant is costing taxpayer millions every year
A controversial nuclear recycling plant, approved by the Government despite warnings over its economic viability and reliance on unproven technology, has racked up costs of more than £1bn and is still not working properly.
Backers of the plant at Sellafield, which promised to turn toxic waste into a useable fuel that could be sold worldwide, had claimed the plant would make a profit of more than £200m in its lifetime, producing 120 tonnes of recycled fuel a year.
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