Scotsman: SCOTLAND neither needs nor wants nuclear power stations, ministers claimed yesterday. JIM MATHER, the energy minister, opened the setpiece debate on power by arguing that Scotland’s needs could be met by non-nuclear means. Mr Mather declared: "Our approach is clear – Scotland doesn’t want or need new nuclear power. The facts are that we are already meeting a very large part of our energy needs from non-nuclear sources. "We have massive potential for exploiting …