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What we can do to make nuclear cheaper
By pushing up the cost of building and running nuclear power stations, the regulations mean that we end up using much more dangerous forms of energy generation like gas or coal, which are not only bad for the climate but also kill millions with air pollution. Anti-nuclear campaigners, including the keyboardist from the Super Furry Animals (a man known for Fuzzy Logic), used it as an opportunity to take EDF to court on the grounds they needed to do another Environmental Impact Assessment. Environmental Impact Assessments and Habitats Regulations should be reformed too so developers don’t need to engage in extremely costly mitigation measures and produce tens of thousands of pages of documentation to build a new nuclear power station.
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