Andy Blowers, Chair of BANNG, considers some of the key issues facing the proposal to build a new nuclear power station on the Bradwell site BANNG Column for Regional Life, November, 2018 BANNG’s visit to the Bradwell B site (reported on in the October edition) gave an opportunity to discuss the early site assessment undertaken … [Continue Reading]
Is Bradwell B going down the drain?
BANNG Column for Regional Life, October, 2018 – By Varrie Blowers, Secretary of BANNG BANNG has long maintained that there is no need for a new nuclear power station at Bradwell. The costs, in terms of the long-lasting, physical damage to the tranquil and vulnerable Blackwater estuary, of the finances, of the potential for terrorist attacks … [Continue Reading]
Possible Chinese withdrawal from Bradwell B?
Press Release – 18 September, 2018 Possible Chinese withdrawal from Bradwell B ‘not surprising but still a surprise’ says BANNG. The news (Financial Times, 18 September, 2018) that the Chinese company behind Bradwell B is considering withdrawing its interest in the project because of political sensitivities ‘is not, perhaps surprising, though it comes as a … [Continue Reading]
Fake News!! More ‘nuke speak’ from CGN/EDF…
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Into the Void – Regional Life Column August 2018
Andy Blowers, Chair of BANNG, reflects on his recent experience in giving evidence to a Select Committee at Westminster It’s interesting to see how government works. The other day I was invited to give evidence to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. They were pondering the Draft National Policy Statement for … [Continue Reading]
Symbol of Protest at Bradwell
On Saturday, 21 July, a large van drew up outside the former Bradwell nuclear power station. Bradwell was the first stop in the East Anglian leg of CND’s Symbol Tour of Britain to celebrate its sixtieth anniversary. The van was unloaded and its crew, led by David Polden, erected a large CND symbol in protest … [Continue Reading]
Say #No2BradwellB with the CND icon tour!
Coming to Bradwell & Mersea Saturday 21st July Please come and support the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) Symbol Tour and BANNG (and you do not need to be a member of either group, just concerned!). This Tour is being organised by the anti-nuclear power, London-based group Kick Nuclear on behalf of CND. It will … [Continue Reading]
A nuclear power station is not just for life, it’s forever…
BANNG column for Regional Life, July, 2018 Varrie Blowers, Secretary of BANNG, reports on the June meeting of the Bradwell Local Communities Liaison Council (LCLC) A band of BANNG representatives, including myself, attended the June meeting of the LCLC at Mundon. The LCLC looks at what is happening at the Bradwell A site with regard … [Continue Reading]