Plaid Cymru Afan Ogwr Rhondda opposes the proposed development of a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) at the site of the former Llynfi coal-fired power station, just outside of Maesteg. The developer, Last Energy, is seeking to promote this unproven technology on the site, despite concerns expressed by the communities affected.
Plaid Cymru opposes this development because:
- the technology is unproven: only two plants (in China and Russia) are operating using this technology in the world
- the technology is even more costly than existing large-scale nuclear power generation, which is already heavily subsidised
- concerns have been raised regarding the safety of the plants themselves, particularly the removal of and/or reduction in safety features
- further concerns have been voiced that any reduction in on-site security may lead to a greater chance of sites being unlawfully targetted
- no technological answer has been found to the problem of storing nuclear waste; this will probably have to be stored on-site or moved through our villages, causing further risks to residents.
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