Dave Elliott, Emeritus Professor of Technology Policy at the Open University, argues that renewables, not nuclear power, are the way forward for energy as our guest writer for the BANNG Column for Regional Life, May 2019 The Sun newspaper recently ran an article claiming that ‘Britain will face power cuts unless the Government steps up … [Continue Reading]
Look what might be coming our way soon…
Andy Blowers ponders the Sizewell C development and what may eventually befall Bradwell in the BANNG Column for Regional Life, April, 2019 ‘The evening has come, and the tide still rises. Soon it will be over the saltings. The breeze is strengthening. Night and wind and tide are moving in together. A primrose sky has … [Continue Reading]
SIZEWELL C STAGE 3 PRE-APPLICATION CONSULTATION (BANNG PAPER NO. 40)
INTRODUCTION – Reject the Whole Proposal BANNG’s primary purpose is to oppose the development of new nuclear power at Bradwell in Essex. We also have an interest in generic and specific processes and proposals for new nuclear developments which may have a bearing on the Bradwell development. Our response to the Sizewell application reflects a … [Continue Reading]
Is Bradwell B a risk to national security?
Andy Blowers considers whether the ‘golden relationship’ with China might be a Trojan Horse in the BANNG Column for Regional Life March 2019. The state visit of the Chinese President Xi Jinping, in October 2015 proclaimed the beginning of a ‘golden era’ in Sino-British relations. The deal was sealed with the promise that China would … [Continue Reading]
The Wasteland that the Dengie peninsula would become if Bradwell B Nuclear Power Station was built
Is the Bradwell project doomed to fail?
As the government’s nuclear programme falls apart and as rising seas threaten nuclear plants, Andy Blowers asks the question in the February 2019 edition of Regional Life magazine Over the past few months there have been two global developments which may, sooner or later, determine the fate of the new nuclear power station at Bradwell. … [Continue Reading]
Climate Change and Siting – BANNG Paper 39 presented to BEIS
Consultation on the Siting Criteria and Process for a New National Policy Statement for Nuclear Power with Single Reactor Capacity over 1 Gigawatt beyond 2025 Climate Change and Siting – the implications of sea level rise and time-scales for coastal sites BANNG Paper No. 39 (Presented at the Dept. of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy … [Continue Reading]
Decommissioning – Who is Kidding Who?
Amid all the hype surrounding the closure of the former Bradwell nuclear power station, Peter Banks reminds us of past problems, present concerns and future uncertainties surrounding the plant. BANNG Column for Regional Life – January 2019 ‘Safe and Quiescent’ Bradwell A ceased generating power in 2002 and, after more than 15 years decommissioning, has … [Continue Reading]
Sizewell C Stage 3 consultation starts Jan 4th…
BANNG are showing this video and providing this direct link to enable you to respond to the consultation such that we demonstrate support to oppose SZC. All comments for the Stage 3 Consultation need to be received by 29 March 2019. How to respond
New Nuclear: A Waste of Time and No Time to Waste!
Andy Blowers, Chair of BANNG, ponders the long time-scales of the Bradwell project in the December 2018 column for Regional Life Have you ever thought that nuclear energy and new nuclear power stations in particular are a waste of time? By this I mean that they take so long to build, so long in operation … [Continue Reading]