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Security of Supply

The Liberal Democrats are not opposed to research, but we are opposed to the development of a new generation of nuclear power stations, which would be a mistake. Research in nuclear fusion offers potential long-term benefits for this country’s economy and science base. Britain is an island with a huge coastline, and wave and tidal power have major contributions to make in the long term. The Scottish Executive have already seen the problem of the imbalance of incentives sent to the renewables sector by encouraging the marine sector with their tripling of the renewables obligation, which will restore the investment balance and encourage marine renewables.