No more nuclear

Sir,

I read with dismay in the Banner of February 11 that Ardeer in North Ayrshire is being considered as a site for a nuclear fusion plant.

There are so many dangers with these nuclear power plants. Apart from the fact there can be accidents and it could be a target for terrorists, there is the greater danger of leakage of the nuclear waste that has to be stored. This remains radioactive and extremely dangerous and deadly to human health and the environment for thousands of years to come.

To create such dangerous material that can remain dangerous even a million years after its production seems a very irresponsible action on the part of human beings.

We need to be absolutely focused on protecting our beloved planet for future generations and creating only safe sustainable renewable energy.

Many years ago I attended an interview for a teaching job in a school in Dungeness, Kent. On arrival I was shocked to see the school was almost next to a nuclear power station and to hear that many of the children had parents who worked there. I was offered the job at the interview but immediately refused saying I could not work next to the nuclear power plant.

The deputy headmaster gave me a lift back to the train station and on the way back he said to me: ‘I didn’t say anything during the interview, but you are absolutely right to refuse the job. I am also resigning soon and am moving away from the area with my family because there are so many children with leukaemia in this area. It’s the power station here.’

This is one of the many reasons why no more nuclear fusion power plants should be built anywhere on our planet.

Yours,

Devika Rosamund,

Lamlash.