I am using Scott’s quotation to describe how it appears that the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), Magnox and the Environment Agency (EA) have been twisting and turning in their attempts to justify continuing the use of the fuel element debris (FED) dissolution plant at Bradwell. The NDA and site operator, Magnox, wished to use a … [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]
Column for Estuary Life, March, 2017 – No case for Bradwell B. BANNG urges Government to review outdated nuclear policy.
BANNG can reveal that Government policy on new nuclear power is no longer valid and, consequently, the proposed Bradwell B project should be removed from the list of eight sites confirmed by Government in 2011 as ‘potentially suitable’for new nuclear power stations to be deployed by the end of 2025. Andy Blowers, Chair of the … [Continue Reading]