Nuclear Boss Urges End to 'Laborious' Planning Process

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BRITAIN'S planning system must be overhauled to speed up the construction of new nuclear plants to prevent the country running out of electricity, the boss of the country's biggest nuclear generator has warned.

Bill Coley, chief executive of British Energy, described the system currently in place - which would govern the construction of the next generation of nuclear power stations should the government decide this is the best way of meeting the country's future energy needs - as "laborious".

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Nuclear Boss Urges End to 'Laborious' Planning Process

He said energy companies are waiting until the system is modernised before agreeing to invest the billions of pounds required to overhau...

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