Latest News

11 January 2012 NFLA raises concerns over the lack of information on marine radioactive discharges in the ONR ‘stress test’ nuclear reactors report

21 December 2011 NFLA calls on Defence Minister to initiate a policy review on how it deals with at least 15 radioactively contaminated military sites

15 December 2011 NFLA endorses Committee on Climate Change’s report around ‘green taxes’

14 December 2011 NFLA and other groups submit reports noting major concerns over significantly increased marine discharges and aerial emissions from a proposed new nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point

13 December 2011 NFLA publish nuclear emergency planning briefing and local authority survey of readiness and training

9 December 2011 NFLA submit detailed comments to the Trident Commission on the alternatives to a new nuclear weapons programme

1 December 2011 NFLA advocates that UK Government does not develop a new plutonium reprocessing facility at Sellafield; New evidence of near catastrophic failure at Fukushima needs to be looked at by the Office for Nuclear Regulation

1 December 2011 Councillor Brian Goodall of Fife Council elected new NFLA Chair; Northern Ireland Environment Minister welcomes the alternative energy and nuclear non-proliferation visions of the NFLA

23 November 2011 Northern Ireland Minister Alex Attwood speaking at NFLA meeting; Seminar considering nuclear new build, renewable energy and the future for energy policy in the British and Irish Isles

7 November 2011 NFLA Ireland seminar will show examples of how Ireland can be a major exporter in renewable energy, with Irish Councils playing their part

1 November 2011 The future direction of Scottish energy policy and NFLA concerns over fuel poverty in Scotland, letter to Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing

1 November 2011 Proposed movement of Highly Active Radioactive Waste from Dounreay to Sellafield and other Scottish radioactive waste management issues, letter to Scottish Environment Minister Richard Lochhead

Coming Events

Nuclear Communities: listen and be heard, 9 November 2011, Bristol

NFLA All Ireland Forum, 11th November, Council Offices, Wexford

NFLA English Forum, 18th November, Council Offices, Rotherham

NFLA UK and Irish Annual General Meeting 2011, Council Offices, Newry

For further information on all these meetings contact the NFLA Secretary on 00 44 (0)161 234 3244.                     

Recent Events

NFLA Welsh Forum (Cymraeg), 14th October, County Council Offices, Caernarfon

• NFLA Welsh Forum report to the Welsh Assembly energy inquiry, Sean Morris
• WYLFA B: A gaiff ei adeiladu a phwy fydd yn talu amdano ? Will it be built and who pays for it ?               

NFLA Energy Policy Briefings

NFLA Policy Briefing 90: Realising a Welsh ‘Renewables Revolution’ in future energy policy, 14th September 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 89: Realising the Scottish ‘Renewables Revolution’ in energy policy, 16th September 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 87: How Ireland can benefit from a ‘Renewables Revolution’ in its future energy policy, 1st September 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 86: Realising an English ‘Renewables Revolution’ in future energy policy, 8th August 2011

What does the NFLA do?

NFLA Service Plan 2012

Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign Progress Report 2010

NFLA Monthly Newsletters

NFLA Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 12, December 2011

NFLA Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 11, November 2011

NFLA Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 10, October 2011

NFLA Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 9, September 2011

NFLA Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 8, August 2011

NFLA Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 7, July 2011

NFLA Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 6, June 2011

NFLA Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 5, May 2011

NFLA Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 4, April 2011

NFLA Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 3, March 2011

NFLA Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 2 , February 2011

NFLA Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 1, January 2011

NFLA Annual Newsletter

NFLA Annual Newsletter 2011

NFLA 30th anniversary

NFLA 30th anniversary report of proceedings

Photos

Low Level Radiation Conference

Final report

Submissions to the Nuclear New Build Consultations

Nuclear Safety Report on the Implications of the Fukushima Daiichi Incident – Submission by the Nuclear Free Local Authorities in Advance of the Final Report; Apenndix 1; Appendix 2 Additional addendum (September 2011)

NFLA supplementary note to the UK nuclear safety review following the Fukushima nuclear incident (April 2011)

Issues to consider in UK Nuclear Safety Review following the Fukushima Daiichi incident – submission by the Nuclear Free Local Authorities (April 2011)

Submission to UK Government consultation on funded decommissioning programme for new nuclear reactors (March 2011)

Submission to UK Government consultation on waste transfer pricing for new nuclear reactors (March 2011)

NFLA submission to DECC's updated National Energy Policy Statements

October 2010 response to EA GDA design – ‘NFLA response to the Environment Agency’s consultation on the generic design assessment (GDA) of new nuclear reactors’

NFLA response to UK Government’s justification for new nuclear power stations consultation

NFLA response to UK Government’s National Energy Policy Statements consultation

NFLA response to Energy and Climate Change Select Committee

NFLA response to North West Select Committee

New Nuclear Monitor Briefings

Issue 26 - Submission to Enviroment Agency Radioactive Waste Permit for the proposed Hinkley Point Nuclear Reactor, Somerset, Submission 2/2 – aerial gaseous discharges (December 2011)

Issue 25 - Submission to Enviroment Agency Radioactive Waste Permit for the proposed Hinkley Point Nuclear Reactor, Somerset, Submission 1/2 – marine discharges (December 2011)

Issue 24 - considers the UK Government's consultation paper on the funded decommissioning programme and waste transfer pricing for new proposed new nuclear reactors (March 2011)

Issue 23 - considers the UK Government's reconsultation on its suite of national energy policy statements - particualry the over-arching statement and the nuclear power generation statement (December 2010)

Issue 22 - Concerns over aquatic radioactive discharges into the Irish Sea from proposed new nuclear reactors (December 2010)

Issue 21 - UK Government consultations on the finance arrangements for radioactive waste management and nuclear reactor decommissioning (May 2010)

Issue 20 - NFLA overview of Government's draft justification decision on new nuclear power stations (February 2010)

Issue 19 - NFLA overview of Government's National Policy Statement on Nuclear Power Generation (February 2010)

NFLA General Policy Briefings

NFLA Policy Briefing 93: Nuclear emergency planning – the ONR Fukushima nuclear safety report, the UK Government’s nuclear emergency planning review and the NFLA Secretariat survey of local authorities and nuclear emergency planning, 12th December 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 92: NFLA submission to the Trident Commission, 9th December 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 91: Summary of the key points from the NFLA Steering Committee and 2011 Annual General Meeting, Newry & Mourne Council Offices, 25th November 2011, 2nd December 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 88: NFLA submission to the Weightman nuclear safety review final report, 31st August 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 85: Radioactive waste shipments from Canada to Sweden – concerns for UK and Irish local authorities, 26th July 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 84: Summary of the key points from the NFLA Steering Committee, Manchester Town Hall, 24th June 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 83: Fukushima nuclear incident and the UK nuclear safety review, 1st June 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 82: COMARE 14th Annual Report on low-level radiation and response to the KIKK report – a critical analysis by Dr Ian Fairlie

NFLA Policy Briefing 81: Floating nuclear reactors and submerged nuclear facilities –joint KIMO / NFLA / Greenpeace International report to the OSPAR Commission

NFLA Policy Briefing 80: Summary of the key points from the NFLA Steering Committee and Annual General Meeting, DundeeCity Chambers, 28 January 2011

Consultations & Inquiries

NFLA Welsh Forum submission to the Welsh Assembly Environment & Sustainability Committee energy inquiry (September 2011)

Submission of the Nuclear Free Local Authorities to the UK Government’s Consultation on the Implementation of Changes to the Paris - Brussels Conventions on Nuclear Third Party Liability (April 2011)

Submission to UK Government consultation on proposed electricity market reforms (March 2011)

NFLA Submission to NDA Draft Strategy Consultation

Submission to DECC’s consultation on radioactive substances exemptions (October 2010)

Submission to Scottish Government’s additional report on draft radioactive waste management policy (October 2010)

Submission to the NDA’s Low Level Radioactive Waste Strategy (August 2010)

Submission to the Royal Society’s project on nuclear non-proliferation (August 2010)

Submission to the Government’s Consultations on the Finance Arrangements for Radioactive Waste Management and Nuclear Reactor Decomissioning (June 2010)

Response to EU Consultation on Proposals for Legislation on the Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste (May 2010)

Radioactive Waste Briefing

Issue 30 Submission of the Nuclear Free Local Authorities to the DECC Consultation on “Managing Radioactive Waste Safely: Desk Based Identification and Assessment of Potential Candidate Sites for Geological Disposal” (October 2011)

Issue 29 Exotic Fuels - Dounreay Fast Reactor Credible & Preferred Options, Public Consultation, July 2011, NFLA Model Response to NDA Consultation (August 2011)

Issue 28 NFLA Submission to UK Government Consultation on Long-term Plutonium Management Policy (May 2011)

Issue 27 A brief assessment of Scotland’s Higher Activity Radioactive Waste Policy (January 2011)

Issue 26 DECC consultation on the exemptions regime for radioactive substances (September 2010)

Issue 25 Radioactive Waste Briefing 25 Environment Agency GDA consultation (August 2010)

Issue 24 European Commission consultation on radioactive waste (April 2010)

Issue 23 NFLA model response for Scottish radioactive waste consultation (March 2010)

Issue 22 NFLA overview of Scottish radioactive waste management policy (February 2010)

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