Anti-Nuclear Campaigner Turns 'Pro'

Britain's Energy Secretary and anti-nuclear campaigner Chris Huhne has vowed to build new nuclear power stations across the country in a move described by British voters as 'an astonishing U-turn'.

The minister who belongs to the Liberal Democrats camp, the junior partner in the coalition government, said that potential sites for building new nuclear plants have been identified and they should come on stream by 2018.

When in opposition, Secretary Huhne was one of the most high-profile anti-nuclear campaigners and for the same reason his reason his remarks shocked many in Westminster.

Three years ago, he wrote: “Nuclear is a tried, tested and failed technology. New nuclear would be economically foolhardy, environmentally irresponsible and pose long-term security questions that are impossible to address.

“If we opt for a new generation of nuclear reactors, future generations may rue the day. We will be encumbering them with high costs and enormous and unknowable liabilities. We will miss a key opportunity to pioneer a green future".'

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