Torness Nuclear power station back open to public via scotsman

TORNESS Nuclear power station has opened to the public for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America.

The power station unveiled its new visitor centre ­yesterday before taking guests on a guided walk of the power ­station – the first since 2001.

EDF Energy, which runs the facility, said it hoped to attract thousands of visitors, from East Lothian and across Scotland, as part of its commitment to increasing openness at nuclear power stations.

Station director Paul ­Winkle said the “grey box with a barbed wire fence” was an imposing sight for anyone passing it.

He said: “There’s a suspicion of ‘is it safe’ and ‘is it being run safely?’ These visitors coming gives us a way of demystifying that.”

Schoolchildren from 
Dunbar Grammar and East Linton ­Primary were invited to test the new education facilities at the official opening by MSP Iain Gray.

The former physics teacher said it demonstrated a “remarkable ­science” that the tours would allow people to appreciate first hand.

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One Response to Torness Nuclear power station back open to public via scotsman

  1. yukimiyamotodepaul says:

    “Schoolchildren from 
Dunbar Grammar and East Linton ­Primary were invited to test the new education facilities at the official opening by MSP Iain Gray.” Right. And those are the children who will inherit a massive amount of nuclear waste.

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