GREENS WELCOME REPORTS THAT THORP PLANT IS SET TO CLOSE

The Green Party today gave a guarded welcome to reports that Sellafield's Thorp reprocessing operation is set to close by 2010. The Party stated that this plant had difficulties from the start when BNFL employees lied over data on nuclear material that was being sent to Japan.

Green Party TD, Ciarán Cuffe said today "We are pleased at the proposal to close this white elephant that has cost the British taxpayer billions. We hope that this marks the beginning of the end for Sellafield and for technology that is dated, dangerous and past its sell by date."

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