Unite welcomes go-ahead for new nuclear power station on Anglesey
30 March 2010
Unite, the largest union in Wales, today (Tuesday, 30 March)
welcomed the government’s announcement that a new nuclear power
station will be built at Wylfa on the Isle of Anglesey.
Unite’s Welsh Regional Secretary Andy Richards said: ‘This is
very good news for the employment opportunities and future economic
prosperity of Anglesey and North Wales.’
‘I would like to pay special tribute to Ynys Mon MP, Albert Owen
for his long and sustained campaign and hard work in securing Wylfa
B for the region.’
Unite expects that the building of the nuclear power station
will create 3,000 jobs during its construction period and will then
need 1,000 staff to run it. Construction is due to start next
year.
This plant will replace the existing Wylfa A power station which
will start decommissioning in 2012.
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NOTES TO NEWS EDITORS:
For further information, please ring: Paddy McNaught, Unite
Regional Industrial Organiser 07970 785460 or Shaun Noble,
Communications Officer 020 7420 8951/07768 693 940
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