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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville

Community groups warn against push to ‘rip up’ UK nuclear industry rules

Workers in orange hi-vis clothes sit or stand as a crane lifts a large dome-shaped construction
A crane lifts a 245-tonne domed roof for the second reactor building at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Bridgwater, Somerset, in July. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters

A coalition of civil society groups is warning of the dangers of cutting safety regulations as the government pushes to “rip up the rules” to accelerate the construction of new nuclear power stations.

The 25 groups from communities neighbouring nuclear sites have submitted a joint response to a consultation by the nuclear regulatory taskforce, saying its proposals lack “both credibility and rigour”.

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