GOVERNMENT MUST MINIMISE RISK FROM NUCLEAR WASTE TRANSPORTATION - HUHNE

12.00.00am UTC (GMT +0000) Fri 21st Jul 2006

A non-nuclear future would mean no need to transport waste on trains.

Responding to the publication of a timetable for trains that carry nuclear waste by Greenpeace, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP said:

"This is a shocking revelation is a dream come true for terrorists.

The Government should undertake an urgent assessment of how the risk can be reduced through measures such as increased trackside security and the use of routes that do not pass through population centres.

"The Liberal Democrats reject the need for new generation of nuclear power stations, which would create more waste. In a non-nuclear future, there will be no dangerous waste to transport in the first place."