Mr Morley apologised for what he admitted was “shoddy accounting”, but his downfall is the latest in a string of apparent expenses excesses by members of the governing Labour party.
According to experts previously involved in their construction, the General Accounting Office, a congressional committee and NBC News, if allowed to come on line, the shoddy construction, defective materials and unsafe design of these reactors would more likely than not result in a catastrophic nuclear accident.