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How long can Scotland’s nonsensical nuclear ban last?

7 May 2025

5:00 PM

7 May 2025

5:00 PM

Just outside Dunbar, a short drive from Edinburgh, sits Torness nuclear power station. In its 40 or so years of operation, it has produced more than 300 terawatts hours of zero-carbon electricity – enough to power every single home in Scotland for 36 years.

Torness was set to close in three years, but received a two-year stay-of-execution from the nuclear regulator.

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