FACT - ANOTHER CHERNOBYL COULD HAPPEN HERE

The safety record of nuclear generation in the British Isles is already a catalogue of disasters. The new generation of reactors is NOT tried and tested. And how would an island with just two bridges be evacuated?

FACT - NO ONE KNOWS WHAT TO DO WITH THE DEADLY WASTE

No safe solution has been found. Waste can stay radioactive for up to a million years. Bury it underground, says the government - out of sight, out of mind? Or an outrageous legacy for future generations?

FACT - TERRORIST RISKS

The spread of nuclear materials increases the risk of terrorism. They are transported by train across the island. And no reactor has been built to withstand a jet being flown into it.

FACT - NUCLEAR POWER DOES NOT OFFER SECURITY OF SUPPLY

The government claims nuclear is more secure than gas and oil, which have to come from ‘unreliable’ countries such as Russia. Where does uranium come from? ‘Reliable’ countries such as Kazakhstan - oh, and Russia

FACT - NUCLEAR: NOT THE ANSWER TO GLOBAL WARMING

The nuclear production cycle is NOT carbon neutral. Building 10 new reactors would only deliver a 4 percent cut in CO2 emissions - too little, too late.

FACT - NUCLEAR WON'T KEEP THE LIGHTS ON

Nuclear power's overall contribution to total UK energy demand is so tiny (only 3.6 percent) that it can only marginally effect energy security. Nuclear power already delivers less energy globally than renewables.

FACT - NUCLEAR POWER STOPS GREENER POWER

Every pound spent on Nuclear is a pound less spent on renewable energy and energy efficiency - the real solutions to climate change

FACT - YOU WILL PAY THE BILL

The government says the private sector can pay, but in the end the taxpayer will have to underwrite the risks and subsidise major costs such as public indemnity, or it just won't happen.