Where Labour want new nuclear power plants in Scotland – see the map

UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband ordered the report into possible nuclear sites in Scotland (Image: PA/Flourish)

LABOUR ministers have been slammed for identifying sites in Scotland for nuclear power plants despite the Scottish Government’s ongoing opposition to new developments.

The report from Great British Energy Nuclear, published on Tuesday, identified three sites already linked with nuclear power, and other areas they see as ripe for development in the Firth of Forth estuary and eastern coast of Scotland.