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Stop Hinkley Press Release 8th June 2008 Stop Hinkley steps up campaignStop Hinkley has appointed a high-flying new campaigner in response to EdF's plans to build twonuclear reactors at Hinkley Point. David Taylor is former Regional Director of the successful 'No' campaign against the Euro and Number 1 Green Party European candidate for the region. He has been active in successful campaigns against Cruise Missiles, contributed to the demolition of a new nuclear incinerator at Hinkley Point and has demonstrated against Hinkley, Oldbury and Sizewell nuclear power stations. David is part of an expanding team of Stop Hinkley campaigners which includes a former physics teacher at East Bridgwater community school and a former Bath Friends of the Earth campaigner. |
Stop Hinkley Press Release 11th June 2008 Immigrant rules to be relaxed for nuclear workersThe government is to relax immigration rules in order to fill jobs in the nuclear industry, following predictions that the UK will have insufficient workers to build the planned fleet of nuclear power stations including Hinkley C. The Home Office plans to expand the 'national shortage list' by 27 employment categories connected to electricity generation which can be filled by workers from anywhere in the world. But campaigners are concerned that safety might suffer if engineering standards become compromised through language difficulties.
They point to construction problems in Finland and France where overseas sub-contractors have been involved in sub-standard building work.
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