May to Avert Nuclear Fallout Ahead of Brexit Repeal Bill
- Britain in talks with U.S., Japan on nuclear cooperation deals
- Tories signal opposition to government’s Euratom pullout
The Sizewell B nuclear power plant
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The U.K. is preparing a departure from Euratom that will keep disruptions to a “minimum,” as the government moves to quell concerns that ending European nuclear cooperation could put cancer patients at risk.
The assurances came from Energy Minister Richard Harrington during a debate in Parliament on Wednesday. The transportation of radioactive materials used to diagnose and treat cancer has become grounds for a potential rebellion by Conservatives opposed to Brexit and Prime Minister Theresa May’s hard approach to it.