REGENERATION organisations in Cumbria have urged utility companies to grasp the opportunity for nuclear new build in West Cumbria after the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority announced it is marketing its four sites to developers.
West Lakes Renaissance - the Urban Regeneration Company for Furness and West Cumbria - and the County's economic development agency Cumbria Vision welcomed today's (Thursday, March 6) announcement that development proposals were being invited at Sellafield, Calder Hall, Windscale and the Low Level Waste Repository facility at Drigg.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority says it will consider any development at the four sites, but stressed proposals must demonstrate how it would give value to the UK taxpayer.
West Lakes Renaissance and Cumbria Vision believe this marks an important step in attracting the interest of companies who are considering building a new nuclear power station in West Cumbria.
The NDA's marketing of the site follows January's announcement by Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform John Hutton that Government would streamline the planning process to encourage private sector firms to build a new generation of power station, most likely on or near the site of existing nuclear facilities.
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