"Is it right that a foreign company should be considered to build and run what could be a potential nuclear bomb on British soil?"

Mr. Cromwell, you obviously need to read up about nuclear reactors and the nuclear industry.

EDF is the national French electricity utility responsible for the construction and safe operation of 58 nuclear reactors in France since the start of the 1970s.

The EPR is the evolutionary PWR design incorporating safety features making it inherently much safer than the existing 58 reactors currently operating in France.

The HSE is assessing the safety & suitability of the EPR reactor design as part of the on-going Generic Design Assessment process.

Nuclear bombs require weapons-grade uranium which has a much higher level of enrichment than the fuel used in PWRs.

The notion that EDF in conjunction with its UK partner AMEC would attempt or be allowed to build an EPR at Sellafield that could be a potential nuclear bomb is plainly utter nonsense.

Andrew Whiting, Paris, France

Is it right that a foreign company should be considered to build and run what could be a potential nuclear bomb on British soil? From my experience with these companies cost cutting especially on the safety side seems to be number one on their agenda. Perhaps we could invite the Iranians to submit a tender. Remember Bhopal.

Cromwell, Leeds, ENGLAND

Excellent proposal for the first of EdF's nukes. Let the roads and fields of western Cumbria be clogged up with green fascists and their shambolic "peace" camps.

While the rest of the country goes about quietly developing the other 9 or so needed.

A. Kirk, Bury,