Ronald Reagan - 40th President of the United States of America - said that “All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.”

With this quote in my mind, the 13th issue of the Allen & York newsletter will look at the recent British Energy (BE) takeover by EDF.

French group EDF agreed to takeover British Energy for £12.5 billion to kick start the UK’s nuclear power strategy. They have taken control of all British Energy’s nuclear power stations and are currently in the planning stages of developing new stations in the UK.

The Prime Minister, in support of Reagan’s quote said, “Nuclear is clean, secure and affordable and will save more than 14 million tonnes of CO2 emissions a year moving towards a low carbon future.”......Read On