The Scottish government has rejected UK energy minister Greg Hands’ plea to “rethink” its stance on new nuclear power stations in Scotland.
The minister said it is a “great pity” Scotland has opposed the construction of any nuclear plants amid the cost of living crisis in the UK and that he would be willing to sit down with first minister Nicola Sturgeon and Scottish energy secretary Michael Matheson to hear their concerns.
It has been a longstanding Scottish government and Scottish National Party policy to oppose nuclear, with the focus instead on the just transition to renewables. Until recently Scotland had four commercial nuclear reactors at two sites – Hunterston B and Torness.
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