Kirksanton
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Kirksanton is a village on the A5093 road, in Copeland Borough, in the county of Cumbria
. Nearby settlements include the town of Millom
and the villages of Silecroft
and Whicham.
In April 2009, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Ed Miliband
included Kirksanton in a list of eleven potential new nuclear power plants. The site was ruled out by the new government's Energy Secretary Chris Huhne
in October 2010 with the list of potential sites reduced to eight – Braystones
the only other potential new nuclear site was also rejected.
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
. Nearby settlements include the town of Millom
Millom
Millom is a town and civil parish on the estuary of the River Duddon in the southwest of Cumbria, England. The name is Cumbrian dialect for "At the mills". The town is accessible both by rail and an A class road...
and the villages of Silecroft
Silecroft
The village of Silecroft in Cumbria is in the parish of Whicham. It is situated between the towns of Millom and Bootle, and also neighbours the towns/villages of Haverigg, Kirksanton and Whitbeck....
and Whicham.
In April 2009, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change is a British government cabinet position currently held by Chris Huhne. The government department was created on 3 October 2008 when former Prime Minister Gordon Brown reshuffled his cabinet....
Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition...
included Kirksanton in a list of eleven potential new nuclear power plants. The site was ruled out by the new government's Energy Secretary Chris Huhne
Chris Huhne
Christopher Murray Paul-Huhne, generally known as Chris Huhne is a British politician and cabinet minister, who is the current Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for the Eastleigh constituency in Hampshire...
in October 2010 with the list of potential sites reduced to eight – Braystones
Braystones
Braystones is a village in Cumbria, England.Braystones railway station is on the Cumbrian Coast Line.In 2009, it was approved by the British government as a site for a new nuclear power station...
the only other potential new nuclear site was also rejected.