Demolition Of Chapelcross Cooling Towers

EDM number 1519 in 2006-07, proposed by David Mundell on 21/05/2007.

That this House notes the demolition on Sunday 20th May of the cooling towers at Chapelcross Power Station, which have dominated the skyline of lower Annandale for half a century, and congratulates all those involved in carrying out safely this momentous task; further notes that Chapelcross was the longest-serving nuclear power station in the world when it ceased power generation on 29th June 2004, having provided a safe and reliable supply of electricity since 1959, producing enough electricity to power 15 million homes for a year, or all the homes in Dumfries and Galloway for almost 200 years; further recognises the engineering and scientific accomplishments in the designing, building and operating of Chapelcross and its sister station at Calder Hall in Cumbria; and further notes the opportunities now available for Chapelcross to become a centre of excellence for nuclear decommissioning.

This motion has been signed by a total of 7 MPs.