I've heard some rumors at work about a detail in "pulling out"... a detail called Euratom, the European body regulating all atomic related activities... of most concern being: nuclear fission power plant fuel.
It seems it all belongs to Euratom... if the UK leaves, but keeps the fuel, then the UK must pay for it... unless they pay to remain as an external member, like Switzerland is.
Either way, money will be involved.... lots of it.
http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/news_detail.aspx?id=415
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UKAEA has since received the following statement from the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Jo Johnson MP:
"The research done at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy is rightly recognised as world class and it has driven UK leadership in fusion R&D for many years. The Government has no intention of compromising this position following the decision to withdraw from the Euratom Treaty. Leaving Euratom is a result of the decision to leave the European Union as they are uniquely legally joined. The UK supports Euratom, and we value international collaboration in fusion research and the UK's key role in these efforts.
"Maintaining and building on our world-leading fusion expertise and securing alternative routes into the international fusion R&D projects such as the Joint European Torus (JET) project at Culham and the ITER project in France, will be a priority.
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It seems it all belongs to Euratom... if the UK leaves, but keeps the fuel, then the UK must pay for it... unless they pay to remain as an external member, like Switzerland is.
Either way, money will be involved.... lots of it.
http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/news_detail.aspx?id=415
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UKAEA has since received the following statement from the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Jo Johnson MP:
"The research done at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy is rightly recognised as world class and it has driven UK leadership in fusion R&D for many years. The Government has no intention of compromising this position following the decision to withdraw from the Euratom Treaty. Leaving Euratom is a result of the decision to leave the European Union as they are uniquely legally joined. The UK supports Euratom, and we value international collaboration in fusion research and the UK's key role in these efforts.
"Maintaining and building on our world-leading fusion expertise and securing alternative routes into the international fusion R&D projects such as the Joint European Torus (JET) project at Culham and the ITER project in France, will be a priority.
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