Prof. Andy Blowers, Chair of the Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group (BANNG) asks, ‘What would be the impact in the highly unlikely but not entirely impossible event of a major nuclear accident at a nuclear power station on the East Coast, at Sizewell or at Bradwell?’ The catastrophe at Chernobyl, thirty-three years ago, has grimly … [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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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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]
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]