A petition to save the Moorside nuclear plant vision is picking up pace as Sellafield trade unions get behind the campaign to call on the government to financially invest in the project. Hopes for a £15 billion nuclear power station were left in ruins when Japanese engineering giant Toshiba decided to pull the plug after it failed to secure a buyer for its developer subsidiary NuGen. It was a decision that dealt a body blow to plans for Cumbria’s financial future, with mass investment across Cumbria hanging on the project’s success.
In Cumbria 22nd Jan 2019 read more »