Recently two events have moved the prospect of Bradwell B, a mega nuclear power station on the tip of the Dengie peninsula, a little closer. Or, could it be that as the project shifts from being an impossible fantasy to a dystopian nightmare it will disappear without much trace of its existence? But perhaps not … [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]
Continuing radioactive discharges into Blackwater estuary ‘scandalous’, says BANNG
The news that radioactive discharges into the Blackwater estuary from the former Bradwell nuclear power station now seem set to continue for a further 4 years was met with indignation by the Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group (BANNG). ‘This is scandalous’, said Varrie Blowers, Secretary of BANNG. ‘The deadline for the entry of the former … [Continue Reading]
BLACKWATER ESTUARY ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS & RADIOACTIVITY
PRELIMINARY BRIEFING – TIM DEERE-JONES 6/29/2014 5:16:25 PM BLACKWATER ESTUARY ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS & RADIOACTIVITY Marine Issues & FED Dissolution A Preliminary Briefing Tim Deere-Jones Marine Radioactivity Consultant May 2014 Essex coastal parameters Water column movement off the Essex coast The definitive MAFF Atlas of the Seas around the British Isles (MAFF 1981) indicates that the … [Continue Reading]