The Environment Agency has launched another four-week consultation into EDF’s refusal to install an Acoustic Fish Deterrent (AFD) on the two massive cooling water intake heads 3 kilometres offshore from the Hinkley Point C nuclear site. See Briefing below. The Agency is now being asked to vary the operational Water …
EDF’s protestations that changes to Hinkley Point C Contract don’t mean more delays fail to convince
On 29th November, the Daily Telegraph reported that a new contract between the Government and EDF suggests Hinkley Point C (HPC) might not be ready until 2036 – 11 years later than originally planned. Whilst EDF insists that its latest finishing date of 2027 has not changed, concerns remain that …
16 Reasons why Nuclear Generation is not the Answer!
16 Reasons why Nuclear Generation is not the Answer Leaflet – Can also be printed as a booklet if your printer has that option. 1. Radioactive Waste Legacy Nuclear power stations are radioactive waste factories. Growing amounts of radioactive waste around the world have been produced from 70 years of …
Further Hinkley Point C Cost Increases and Delays should be a Red Flag for Further Nuclear Expansion.
News reports that EDF is set to announce new delays and cost overruns for Hinkley Point C have been described by the Stop Hinkley Campaign as “unsurprising”. However, they should act as a red flag to further nuclear expansion in the UK and slam the breaks on for Sizewell C …
Many thanks to everyone who has helped so far in enabling Save the Severn to take legal action to stop radioactive mud being dumped in the Severn Estuary.
Stop Hinkley’s supporters contributions were fantastic and enabled us to start the legal process for a Judicial Review to halt EDF’s destruction of the most protected Marine Environment in the UK. The Judicial Review will take place in London on 8-10th March. By then we will need a further £50,000 …
When Climate Change meets Nuclear
Stop Hinkley member Katy Attwater is engaged in ongoing work with ONR on climate change and it’s threat to Nuclear commercial and military sites around the UK. Our view at Stop Hinkley is that the Government, the ONR and the Nuclear Industry is not taking seriously the threat of Climate …
Chinese reactor problems likely to cause further delays and cost overruns at Hinkley Point C
The Times has reported that key safety components at Hinkley Point C (HPC) may need to be redesigned and the project delayed after defects were detected at a similar reactor in China. The newspaper says the scheduled start date for HPC electricity generation, June 2026, may have to be postponed. An …