Environmentalists brand nuclear power reforms ‘risky path’

THE government is “walking a risky path” as it overhauls regulation to accelerate a new wave of nuclear power, environmental campaigners have warned.Energy Secretary Ed Miliband announced today the government’s intention to implement the recommendations of a Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce review led by former Office of Fair Trading chief executive John Fingleton.The review concluded that the process around commissioning new nuclear plants was “overly complex” and “bureaucratic” and held back growth in the industry by favouring process over safe outcomes.