nuclear energy<\/a> is reserved to Westminster, the SNP has control of planning laws and has ruled out allowing nuclear energy developments north of the border.<\/p>\nBut Mr Miliband said: \u2018I think we can do even more in Scotland, and I think we can do even more through new nuclear.<\/p>\n
\u2018The truth is that Scotland has got a proud nuclear history but it is being held back by the SNP\u2019s anti-growth, anti-jobs ban on new nuclear power.\u2019<\/p>\n
He said that he has had detailed discussions with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander \u2018and we are determined to deliver\u2019.<\/p>\n
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A single small nuclear reactor like the one shown above could create thousands of jobs<\/p>\n
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Power move: Ed Miliband set out his nuclear plan<\/p>\n
Speaking to Scottish media at a reception in the Department for Net Zero and Energy Security in London, Mr Miliband said: \u2018What I can tell you today is that if Scotland elects a Labour government on May 6, then on day one on the morning of May 7 he [Mr Sarwar] and I will invite the world\u2019s nuclear industry to Scotland to begin talks about investing in Scottish locations.<\/p>\n
\u2018And given the growing interest in nuclear in Scotland I am asking Great British Energy Nuclear to assess Scotland\u2019s capability for new nuclear power stations, including at Torness and Hunterston.\u2019<\/p>\n
He said that developing nuclear in Scotland could \u2018massively\u2019 increase the number of new clean energy jobs north of the border, and predicted that it is going to be \u2018a very big issue\u2019 in the Scottish election campaign.<\/p>\n
Mr Miliband said: \u2018Led by Anas, we are saying yes to new nuclear in Scotland.\u2019<\/p>\n
Under UK Government plans, one small nuclear reactor is set to be approved every year between now and 2030, with the aim of having them up and running by 2050.<\/p>\n
The reactors could be vital in providing a balance in Scotland\u2019s energy mix and helping ensure that the national grid can be topped up if the wind is not blowing.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, an Opinium survey for the Britain Remade campaign group found that 52 per cent of Scots who backed the SNP in the last Holyrood election want nuclear to be part of Scotland\u2019s energy mix.<\/p>\n
This rises to 57 per cent for those who backed the party at last year\u2019s general election.<\/p>\n
A total of 56 per cent of Scots thought nuclear power should be part of Scotland’s clean energy mix, while 23 per cent disagreed and 21 per cent didn\u2019t said know, according to the survey of 1,000 Scottish adults carried out between April 22 and 25.<\/p>\n
But SNP MSP Paul McLennan said: ‘If a failing, unpopular UK Labour government thinks that the answer to their problems is to try and force new nuclear power on Scotland, they are in for a surprise.<\/p>\n
‘Scotland\u2019s focus is on our immense renewable energy potential \u2013 not expensive new nuclear that will take years to deliver, put bills up and leave us dealing with dangerous waste for decades to come.’<\/p>\n
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