The Wales Green Party calls on UK government to abandon plans to build a new nuclear plant at Wylfa Newydd.
The Welsh Affairs Committee has today launched an inquiry into the future of nuclear power in Wales. The Wales Green Party is the only party in Wales that remains staunchly opposed to nuclear power.
Alice Hooker Stroud, Leader of the Wales Green Party said:
" The Wales Green party welcomes the inquiry into the future of nuclear power. Nuclear power presents an unacceptable risk to the people of Wales and should not be part of building a sustainable future for Wales. It is absurd that at a time where we have seen renewable energy projects slashed due to UK government policy that we pursue nuclear power, which is expensive, dangerous and does not help meet short term carbon reduction targets."
The inquiry will explore how decommissioning processes for old generators are carried out and what the environmental impact is. The inquiry will then look at the future of nuclear energy for Wales in terms of providing money and job creation.
Commenting further Alice Hooker Stroud said:
“The disposal of nuclear waste is still a huge issue, the government plans to bury it but this is no gurantee that it will not leak back into the environment and food chain. This waste will remain dangerous for up to a million years: an outrageous legacy to leave for many generations to come.”
"We know that Wales has an abundance of natural resources that could be harnessed to generate clean green, renewable energy, tackling the climate challenge, injecting money into local communities and creating stable jobs. If we really invested in renewables we would not need nuclear."
Amelia Womack, deputy leader for the Green Party of England and Wales and lead candidate in South Wales Central:
"Research shows that the energy output from the Swansea tidal lagoon, threatened by a change of heart from the greenest government ever can compete with a nuclear plant as the replacement low-carbon source of power that the UK so urgently needs."
The Wales Green Party will be calling on the the UK government to abandon plans for a new nuclear plant in Wylfa Newydd
The inquiry was launched by the Welsh Affairs committee on the 20th of January, the committe invites written evidence. Follow the link here to find out more.