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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

27 October Fukushima’s radiation emissions – has it been vastly under-estimated?

19 October 2011 NFLA puts forward its views to Welsh Environment Minister, councillors and the public on Wylfa B and wider Welsh energy policy

13 October 2011 C'llr magazine – NFLA calls for new clear thinking on UK energy

11 October 2011 NFLA Scotland report endorses positive moves towards renewables but urges the Scottish Government to develop consistent policies towards energy efficiency, district heating schemes & microgeneration

11 October 2011 NFLA ‘extremely disappointed’ with the complacency of Mike Weightman’s final nuclear safety review report

21 September 2011 NFLA welcome news of the 5000th Mayors for Peace member

21 September 2011 5000+ members - Mayors for Peace reaches important milestone as it continues its campaign for a nuclear weapons free world

19 September 2011 NFLA report shows the need for Wales to be given full control of its energy policy to develop a new energy revolution; submission to the Welsh Assembly energy inquiry urging a non-nuclear future energy policy Briefing Submission

15 September 2011 BBC Horizon Fukushima programme – where’s the balance and the right to reply? Letter to BBC

5 September 2011 NFLA report shows Ireland can be a major exporter in renewable energy with Irish Councils playing their part

2 September 2011 NFLA submit detailed response prior to Mike Weightman’s final nuclear safety review report – key issues in emergency planning, engineering and marine environmental protection need to be fully and urgently considered

19 August 2011 Fukushima and children’s health – an increase in thyroid cancer? One of several issues the Weightman review should consider

9 August 2011 Nagasaki Peace Declaration 2011: Nagasaki remembers bombing; mayor calls for shift away from nuclear energy

8 August 2011 NFLA shows leading role English Councils are playing in leading the local energy revolution without recourse to new nuclear build

6 August 2011 The City of Hiroshima Peace Declaration 2011

4 August 2011 NFLA members commemorate the 66th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings

4 August 2011 Sellafield MOX plant closure – the closure of one white elephant should not be followed by developing another one

22 July 2011 NFLA Policy Briefing encourages NFLA and KIMO members to pass resolutions opposing Canadian nuclear waste shipments passing through UK and Scandinavian waters

6 July 2011 Mayors, councillors and NGOs meet to discuss alternatives to Trident, Joint Press Release Mayors for Peace UK / NFLA English Forum

28 June 2011 NFLA All Ireland Forum states its opposition to the building of new nuclear reactors in the UK. It urges the Irish Government to be more pro-active in challenging the risks of new nuclear from the UK

13 June 2011 NFLA supports important Westminster seminar on the future of nuclear power following the Fukushima disaster

6 June 2011 NFLA / NGO joint response to Energy Minister Chris Huhne’s letter of 11 May

23 May 2011 NFLA response to Mike Weightman’s interim nuclear safety review – bland reassurance when fundamental change is required

16 May 2011 COMARE report on leukaemia rates and Nuclear Power Plants – independent analysis indicates important flaws

11 May 2011 Response from Chris Hune to NFLA / NGO joint letter post-Fukushima

11 May 2011 NFLA All Ireland Forum Chair welcomes Wexford Borough Council as its newest member

5 May 2011 Nuclear Free Local Authorities supports joint complaint to BBC over Chernobyl documentary; NFLA welcomes WHO Chief’s remarks over commissioning an independent study over radiation effects

4 May 2011 Fallout – The Legacy of Chernobyl, Broadcast on 26Th April and 1st May, BBC Radio 4

20 April 2011 Nuclear Free Local Authorities urges UK Government to withdraw its consultation on nuclear third party liability until Fukushima learning points are known and acted upon

18 April 2011 Nuclear Free Local Authorities remembers the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster with commemorative concert and candlelit vigil

16 April 2011 Council of Canadians meets with key European groups to deepen opposition against Bruce Power's radioactive waste shipment

14 April 2011 NFLA raises 35 key issues in its response to UK nuclear safety review

12 April 2011 Fukushima now Level 7 nuclear incident – NFLA believes Weightman review must be widened in scope

30 March 2011 NFLA and other NGOs raise additional emergency planning concerns post Fukushima

27 March 2011 NFLA and nuclear concerned groups issue joint statement of 8 demands for UK nuclear safety following the Fukushima incident

16 March 2011 Japanese nuclear incident - why is the UK Government not temporarily closing down its oldest reactors for full safety checks like Germany?

14 March 2011 Japanese nuclear incident - NFLA say it emphasises the continuing folly of expanding nuclear power in the UK

28 February 2011 NFLA / KIMO ask why are Sellafield's Irish Sea radioactive discharges rising? Concern raised at OSPAR over the development of floating and submerged nuclear power plants

KIMO / Greenpeace International / NFLA paper on floating and submerged nuclear power plants

9 February 2011 NFLA opposes decision to transport huge Canadian radioactive waste
generator shipments across UK and Irish territorial waters

25 January 2011 How may exposures to low level radiation affect human health and should
we be worried about it? NFLA seminar seeks to find out.

4 January 2011 NFLA supports creation of community alliance concerned and opposed to new nuclear build in England and Wales

3 December 2010 NFLA report highlights concerns over aquatic radioactive discharges from UK new nuclear build programme into Irish Sea and North Sea

17 November 2010 NFLA’s response to the Redfern inquiry into Sellafield body parts scandal

9 November 2010 Celebrating 30 years of the ‘nuclear free’ movement– Mayor of Nagasaki and Lord Mayor of Manchester remember the originator of the Nuclear Free Local Authorities, Bill Risby

1 November 2010 Celebrating 30 years of the ‘nuclear free’ movement

20 September 2010 NFLA submission to AWE Aldermaston planning application for a hydrodyamics facility on the nuclear weapons site

5 August 2010 NFLA letter to the Health and Safety Executive regarding a fire at AWE Aldermaston

5 August 2010 NFLA calls for an open and independent inquiry into fire at Aldermaston

16 June 2010 NFLA questions safety of Nuclear Material Shipments going through the Irish Sea

16 June 2010 NFLA Report shows that local councils lack knowledge to handle a nuclear weapons accident

16 June 2010 NFLA considers the development of Scottish Radioactive Waste Policy

17 May 2010 NFLA Scotland asks new Secretary of State to clarify Trident policy

14 May 2010 NFLA urge new Government to withdraw and reconsider new build finance costs consultation

15 March 2010 Are Ireland’s coastline safe from radioactive discharges?

10 March 2010 Are new nuclear reactor designs safe?

9 March 2010 Should Wales go for renewable or nuclear energy?

3 March 2010 Trident, NPT and weapons convoys, the risks

1 March 2010 NFLA join Mayors for Peace delegation to Foreign Office

25 February 2010 How should Scotland react to Trident replacement?

19 February 2010 Response to NFLA Ireland from the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland

15 January 2010 NFLA welcomes publication of Scottish radioactive waste policy

15 January 2010 NFLA makes hard-hitting submission to the ECC Select Committee

Nuclear Free Local Authorities media letters, December 2009

7 December 2009 Nuclear Free Local Authorities - continuing to campaign against nuclear new build concerns and nuclear weapons proliferation into 2010

23 November 2009 Major concerns over childhood cancer near nuclear sites - NFLA urge extension of new build consultation date

10 November 2009 NFLA Ireland oppose nuclear new build in UK

9 November 2009 NFLA oppose nuclear new build announcement

20 October 2009 Is the Irish coastline safe from radiation? NFLA urge more independent research

16 October 2009 NFLA Scotland Seminar: Scotland and nuclear – which way should it go?

8 October 2009 NFLA Ireland Seminar: How should Ireland respond to key energy and safety questions?

2 October 2009 NFLA Seminar: Major Infrastructure Planning – is there a democratic deficit?

30 September 2009 NFLA Chair Cllr Regan speaks at Scottish Parliament Nuclear Disarmament Group

25 September 2009 Media letters – September 2009

20 September 2009  NGO and NFLA Collaborative Workshop on New Nuclear Build, 18th September 2009

25 August 2009 NFLA letters to the media, August 2009

20 August 2009 Report on Mayors for Peace Conference, Hiroshima & Nagasaki 7-9 August 2009

Nuclear Free Local Authorities media letters, June and July 2009

16 July 2009
Nuclear Free Local Authorities (England &Wales) call for local energy revolution

16 July 2009
NFLA (Scotland) calls for local energy revolution

NFLA newsletter Issue 3, June 2009

17 June 2009
NFLA letters published in the Scotsman, regarding renewable energy and economic nuclear new build

16 June 2009
NFLA Scotland in ‘Silly’ secrecy over nuclear bomb convoys
, Rob Edwards article

NFLA newsletter Issue 2, May 2009

22 May 2009
NFLA concerns over Radioactive Leaks published in The Scotsman

21 May 2009
NFLA letter regarding Thorp power plant published in The Guardian

12 April 2009
NFLA appears in article in the Sunday Herald regarding nuclear shipments

New: NFLA newsletter – First Edition April 2009

21 April 2009
Press Release: A nuclear waste repository in Cumbria? What are the implications for the North West?

1 April 2009 
Press Release: What is the future energy and waste mix for Wales? Nuclear or renewable - or both?

27 March 2009
Press Release: The NFLA shares concerns with Norway over a critical accident at Sellafield

24 March 2009
NFLAs call on Government to hold a nuclear enquiry and stop delaying local energy revolution

16 March 2009
Councillor Bill Risby

25 February 2009
Press Release: NFLA Scotland – Scottish Local Authorities lead the way in promoting renewable energy

24 February 2009
Response to article in The Independent – Nuclear Power? Yes Please…

11 February 2009
NFLA welcomes President Obama’s commitment to a Nuclear Free World

16/12/08
Press release – NFLAs are back in business

3/12/07
UK and Irish Councils plan campaign against new nuclear stations

25/6/07
“No more nuclear waste” say Nuclear Free Councils

6/6/07
Planning White Paper: A Juggernaut for Nuclear Power

19/3/07
Welsh Councils Question Nuclear Policy

26/2/07
Conservative council leads the way in opposing new nuclear station

15/2/07
Nuclear Free Local Authorities Welcome Today's High Court Ruling Against the Government's Nuclear Consultation

5/12/06
New Regulations treat Planning Objectors like Terrorists

4/12/06
Government hits wrong target with announcement on new nuclear weapons

22/10/06
Government 'spin' recommendations on radioactive waste management

22/09/06
Nuclear Free Local Authorities Condemn 'Sham' Consultation on New Nuclear Stations

31/07/06
Government Energy Policy Endangers Key Radioactive Waste Recommendations

27/07/06
Government Nuclear Decision Flies in the Face of the Evidence

12/07/06
New Nuclear Stations to Evade Full Public Scrutiny