Speeches by Crichton.

“Interesting. There is a long experience of hosting down generations. There are pluses and minuses of that. Can you tell me what these are and tell me what the red lines are, where the needs of the community perhaps have to trump our need for clean energy?”

“You talked about some unfounded fears in communities, but there are risks obviously, not just nuclear ones but social ones and environmental ones for host communities. These have to be balanced against national need, and I am sure that some of you wrestle with this as a council. Where is the line? Is it right to put na…”

“On some evidence we heard earlier, there is a Monday to Thursday economy. Do you see that in both your areas?”

“Thank you all for coming in. Zion, I am interested in what you said there about the loudest voices are often not from the host community, they are from people who have come in—you seemed to say—and from holiday home owners. In fact you might have been one of these yourself; your story is quite interesting. You went fro…”

“Interesting. There is a long experience of hosting down generations. There are pluses and minuses of that. Can you tell me what these are and tell me what the red lines are, where the needs of the community perhaps have to trump our need for clean energy?”

“You talked about some unfounded fears in communities, but there are risks obviously, not just nuclear ones but social ones and environmental ones for host communities. These have to be balanced against national need, and I am sure that some of you wrestle with this as a council. Where is the line? Is it right to put na…”

“David, you mentioned earlier that there were two kinds of countries that do nuclear, those that build and those that buy. With SMRs and advanced module reactors, some of that will be bought off the shelf, I am guessing.”

“Will the jobs be here in the UK or will they be international jobs?”

“What effect does that have on the workforce, workers and their families, and on host communities? What can be done about it?”

“Are there any international lessons of comparators or does this industry work the same way globally? Is there anything we can learn from existing sites in the UK or abroad?”

“Mark, do you want to come in here?”

“Thank you all for coming in and for your evidence. Before I move on to my own questions, I will pick up on what Mel was saying about skills, particularly in Scotland where we have Torness and Hunterston running down. Perhaps, Sue, you are best placed to give us a picture of what happens to that workforce and what happe…”

“Thank you all for coming in. Zion, I am interested in what you said there about the loudest voices are often not from the host community, they are from people who have come in—you seemed to say—and from holiday home owners. In fact you might have been one of these yourself; your story is quite interesting. You went fro…”

“Is that something we should look out for here?”

“What effect does that have on the workforce, workers and their families, and on host communities? What can be done about it?”

“Are there any international lessons of comparators or does this industry work the same way globally? Is there anything we can learn from existing sites in the UK or abroad?”

“David, you mentioned earlier that there were two kinds of countries that do nuclear, those that build and those that buy. With SMRs and advanced module reactors, some of that will be bought off the shelf, I am guessing.”

“Is that something we should look out for here?”

“Sue, you must see that pattern as well among your members who work in one place but live in another place. Certainly we know Scottish workers who are going south every week and coming back.”

“Mark, do you want to come in here?”