Nuclear power plant to be closed for ideological reasons

Spain's socialist government has decided to close down Garoña Nuclear Power Plant in 2013 although it is considered technically safe. The business paper Expansión criticises the decision: "In fact the power plant is being shut down for ideological reasons, and against both our country's energy needs and the trend in Europe and the world to prolong the operational lives of safe plants. The decision also runs counter to Spanish public opinion and the need to save jobs. As many surveys show, more than half of Spain's population is for extending operational lives, provided power stations fulfil the conditions laid out by the CSN [Spain's Nuclear Safety Council]."

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