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| Four potential sites for new nuclear power stations have been proposed as the government's process for choosing suitable locations starts in earnest. | Four potential sites for new nuclear power stations have been proposed as the government's process for choosing suitable locations starts in earnest. |
| Sellafield in Cumbria, Bradwell in Essex, Oldbury in Gloucestershire and Wylfa in Anglesey have been named by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. | Sellafield in Cumbria, Bradwell in Essex, Oldbury in Gloucestershire and Wylfa in Anglesey have been named by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. |
| The criteria on which sites will be judged will be published on Tuesday, with a decision due later this year. | The criteria on which sites will be judged will be published on Tuesday, with a decision due later this year. |
| Ministers say up to 9,000 jobs could be created in building each plant. | |
| Rigorous process | Rigorous process |
| Most current UK nuclear power stations will cease operating within the next 20 years, prompting fears of a serious "energy gap". | Most current UK nuclear power stations will cease operating within the next 20 years, prompting fears of a serious "energy gap". |
| Nuclear accounts for about 20% of the UK's current energy needs. | Nuclear accounts for about 20% of the UK's current energy needs. |
| In 2006 the government committed itself to building a new generation of plants by 2025 on the condition that they will be financed by the private sector. | |
| The choice of new locations is set to be extremely controversial. | The choice of new locations is set to be extremely controversial. |
| Potential locations for new sites will be put forward over the next few weeks, with the nuclear industry favouring the option of building new reactors on the site of existing or old ones. | Potential locations for new sites will be put forward over the next few weeks, with the nuclear industry favouring the option of building new reactors on the site of existing or old ones. |
| Sellafield, Bradwell, Wylfa and Oldbury are the first to be be put forward as candidates. | Sellafield, Bradwell, Wylfa and Oldbury are the first to be be put forward as candidates. |
| They have been proposed by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, which owns the land on which they would be built. | They have been proposed by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, which owns the land on which they would be built. |
| Nuclear is crucial to our low carbon future Gordon Brown | Nuclear is crucial to our low carbon future Gordon Brown |
| Sellafield is home to the UK's nuclear reprocessing and decommissioning facilities. | Sellafield is home to the UK's nuclear reprocessing and decommissioning facilities. |
| An existing nuclear plant at Bradwell closed earlier this year while Oldbury's plant is also due to close later this year. | An existing nuclear plant at Bradwell closed earlier this year while Oldbury's plant is also due to close later this year. |
| Sites will be chosen after what the government says is a rigorous selection process, in which their impact on the local community, on the environment and the local economy, will be assessed. | Sites will be chosen after what the government says is a rigorous selection process, in which their impact on the local community, on the environment and the local economy, will be assessed. |
| Each site will then have to secure planning permission, with construction unlikely to start before 2015 at the earliest. | |
| Gordon Brown, who is visiting Sellafield on Friday, has said up to 9,000 jobs could be created during the construction phase at each plant and 1,000 jobs once the plants become operational. | |
| "Nuclear is crucial to our low carbon future," he said. | "Nuclear is crucial to our low carbon future," he said. |
| "It is crucial to our energy security and at the same time it represents a massive opportunity for the UK economy." | "It is crucial to our energy security and at the same time it represents a massive opportunity for the UK economy." |
| So far three private-sector consortia, including one lead by British Energy, have expressed interest in building new sites although the cost of the developments will be huge. | So far three private-sector consortia, including one lead by British Energy, have expressed interest in building new sites although the cost of the developments will be huge. |