Take a map of Mersea Island and mark on it not one, not two, but three building applications. Then stand back to an overview of the River Blackwater, and mark the proposed Bradwell B outline on it as well. Brierley Paddocks has been accepted; Dawes Lane Application is in process; Colchester Road application is gathering … [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus planning procedures and Bradwell B
BANNG stalwart and Maldon Society spokesperson Judy Lea writes to Maldon District Council I gather that, understandably, the approval process for planning applications has been changed because of the many limitations resulting from combatting the Corona virus. I’m told that you and three members now have the power to determine all the applications that come … [Continue Reading]
Memories of Bradwell A – Varrie reveals the truth
You may know that Bradwell B is, I believe disingenuously, asking for memories of Bradwell A. The request was contained in the Bradwell B (BRB) newsletter circulated in June. It would be great if as many people as possible could let BRB have their memories of Bradwell A. Please feel free to take ideas from … [Continue Reading]
BANNG’s response to the National Policy Statement re New Nuclear
BANNG comments re CGN/EDF Bradwell B Planning Application for Preliminary Investigative Works No. 17/01128
(BANNG Paper No. 33) Overview The Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group (BANNG) was established in 2008, ‘to seek to protect the people and environment of the River Blackwater estuary and its surrounding area, now and in the future, from the risks and dangers of radioactivity by preventing the further development of nuclear activity in the … [Continue Reading]
Urgent Action Needed – Your Oppose Bradwell B Toolkit
Please take a moment to read this letter from Varrie Blowers and use the provided template to guide your response: Dear all, After a long, quiet period, it is becoming clear that things are beginning to move with regard to the proposed Bradwell B nuclear power station. The first stage of the Generic Design Assessment … [Continue Reading]
Column for Estuary Life, April, 2017 – Nine Years of the Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group (BANNG) and its continuing fight against new nuclear development at Bradwell
The Government has now given the go-ahead for the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process for the Chinese Hualong 1 reactor, proposed for use at a new nuclear power station at Bradwell (Bradwell B). This represents the first step in the approvals process by the UK’s nuclear regulators. The GDA will take several years to complete … [Continue Reading]
Letter sent by EDF and CGN to residents living near the Bradwell site, November 2015
Letter to Secy. of State for Energy, 07.02.14 re FED discharges
The Rt. Hon. Edward Davey, MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Department of Energy and Climate Change Dear Mr. Davey I am writing to you about the proposal by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to dissolve fuel element debris (FED) at Bradwell, which will result in aqueous discharges of radionuclides, nitrates and … [Continue Reading]
Letter to Secy. of State for Environment, 07.02.14 re FED discharges
The Rt. Hon. Owen Paterson, MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Dear Mr. Paterson, I am writing to you about the proposal by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to dissolve fuel element debris (FED) at Bradwell, which will result in aqueous discharges of radionuclides, … [Continue Reading]