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| Aid plan to follow Wylfa closure | Aid plan to follow Wylfa closure |
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| Plans to regenerate communities in Anglesey and north Wales after the closure of Wylfa nuclear power station in 2010 have been unveiled. | |
| The power station, along with its main customer Anglesey Aluminium, is one of the biggest employers on the island. | The power station, along with its main customer Anglesey Aluminium, is one of the biggest employers on the island. |
| Both Anglesey and Gwynedd councils had called for a 10-year regeneration plan. | |
| Welsh Economic Development Minister Andrew Davies announced a "growth hub" in the area adding that plans needed to be up and running as soon as possible. | |
| The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) confirmed over the summer that Wylfa will not have its operating life extended beyond 2010. | The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) confirmed over the summer that Wylfa will not have its operating life extended beyond 2010. |
| The NDA estimated it would cost up to £250m for Wylfa to continue operating beyond that date. | The NDA estimated it would cost up to £250m for Wylfa to continue operating beyond that date. |
| 'Action plan' | 'Action plan' |
| The station powers the metal smelting plant Anglesey Aluminium in Holyhead and together the two firms employ around 1,500 people on the island. | The station powers the metal smelting plant Anglesey Aluminium in Holyhead and together the two firms employ around 1,500 people on the island. |
| Anglesey and Gwynedd councils have previously called on the Welsh Assembly Government to offset the power station's closure with millions of pounds worth of investment. | |
| They said a 10-year regeneration strategy, working with the University of Wales, Bangor, could to help attract businesses to the area. | They said a 10-year regeneration strategy, working with the University of Wales, Bangor, could to help attract businesses to the area. |
| Wylfa and Anglesey Aluminium are major employers in the area | Wylfa and Anglesey Aluminium are major employers in the area |
| In a speech at the high-tech Technium CAST centre at Parc Menai on Thursday, Mr Davies announced the creation of a economic development team involving the Welsh Assembly Government, councils, business leaders and university academics. | |
| He said: "The team will develop an action plan for future economic development. | He said: "The team will develop an action plan for future economic development. |
| "Energy supply is a key issue for the future economic development of Anglesey and retention of well-paid employment, particularly at Anglesey Aluminium. | "Energy supply is a key issue for the future economic development of Anglesey and retention of well-paid employment, particularly at Anglesey Aluminium. |
| "This will be a major priority for the programme board." | "This will be a major priority for the programme board." |
| Speaking on BBC Radio Wales before the announcement, Mr Davies said the action plan was a "proactive" measure. | |
| He added: "With the background of the decommissioning of Wylfa and the possible knock-on effect to Anglesey Aluminium, as a government we decided we cannot wait for those events to happen. | |
| "We want to...come up with a blueprint for Anglesey and north west Wales for the next 10 years. | |
| "In the past when we've been hit with major job losses we were having to react. | |
| "It's four years before Wylfa is decommissioned so we are going to be working with the public sector, local authorities, universities and the private sector to plan a blueprint and then take it forward." |