 THE Government yesterday hinted the life of Wales' only nuclear power station could be extended to safeguard hundreds of jobs on Anglesey. In a dramatic intervention, Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson said he would explore all options for safeguarding under-threat jobs at Anglesey Aluminium, which relies on cheap electricity from nearby Wylfa power station. That will include looking at extending the life of Wylfa, which is due to close in 2010. The move comes amid fears that the scheduled shutdown of Wylfa could lead to the closure of Anglesey Aluminium, on the outskirts of Holyhead. The double whammy would result in 1,600 job losses and a devastating £42m body blow to the island's fragile economy. Ynys Môn Labour MP Albert Owen believes Anglesey is facing a crisis as serious as that posed across Wales in 2001 when steel manufacturer Corus announced thousands of job losses. That potential economic disaster was averted by an emergency plan pulled together by officials from the assembly, the WDA, local authorities, the job centres and the training agencies, to limit the impact on the workforce. Mr Owen met Mr Johnson to look at how he could personally co-ordinate a similar response. | 
