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]
Is the Bradwell project doomed to fail?
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]
Prof. Andrew Blowers receives the award…
The American Geographical Society (AGS) announced Prof. Andrew Blowers, Emeritus Professor at The Open University, received the Alexander and Ilse Melamid Medal on November 16, 2018. The medal was presented to Prof. Blowers in a ceremony held during the Society’s annual Fall Symposium, held at Columbia University November 16th and 17th. Prof. Andrew Blowers has … [Continue Reading]
Bradwell B – an unsuitable site for development?
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]