It's a huge economic opportunity for Scotland, but also we would point to the fact that nuclear, every single day, is providing base loads in Scotland alongside renewables, and our argument is you need both to have a stable, secure energy system.
Emphasizing the economic benefits of nuclear energy.
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That is a legitimate reason for us to say no to a particular investment.
We respect the devolution settlement. The Scottish government has a view on not approving planning applications for new nuclear. We are not in the business of riding roughshod over that, but I am not going to stop making the case for the…
sadly Scotland is missing out on the enormous economic and energy security potential
I do think it is surprising he is now making what feels like a political intervention.
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