News
10 April 2013 NFLA Welsh Forum seminar considers Hinkley, Wylfa, energy futures, radioactivity in food and nuclear weapons matters
9 April 2013 NFLA pays tribute to George Regan, its former Chair, who has sadly died
19 March 2013 As Fukushima loses cooling power, NFLA is incredulous that UK Government gives new Hinkley Point reactor planning permission
11 March 2013 NFLA remembers the second anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and its legacy on nuclear policy in the UK & Ireland
5 March 2013 As new nuclear flounders, the NFLA advocate the UK Government taking up the NFLA’s ‘Energy Plan B’
12 February 2013 NFLA report shows the role a wide range of renewables can provide in our future energy mix and in ‘keeping the lights on’
30 January 2013 NFLA report considers whether shale gas and extraction is an ‘energy solution’ or an ‘environmental nightmare’
21 January 2013 Development of a deep underground radioactive waste repository – Cumbria’s decision should be for further postponement or to say ‘no’
8 January 2013 New Sizewell nuclear emergency plan – how is a 2.3 mile evacuation zone an improvement on a 1.5 mile zone?
19 December 2012 As Dounreay rail transports to Sellafield begin, NFLA notes an increase in accidents involving rail transports containing radioactive materials
10 December 2012 NFLA elects new Chairperson and hears about ‘Energiewende’ and developing new partnerships in the nuclear policy field
6 December 2012 NFLA holds 2012 Annual Policy Seminar on how to influence the international nuclear policy debate
5 December 2012 NFLA concerned about safety and waste issues in EDF’s decision to extend to 2023 operations at Hinkley Point B and Hunterston B
4 December 2012 NFLA comment on Irish Government Sellafield report – are we really that sure there are no risks to Ireland from the facility?
3 December 2012 NFLA comment on UK Energy Bill – some good proposals, some bad proposals and a lot left out
7 November 2012 National Audit Report on the operation of Sellafield is a wake-up call over the long-term taxpayer costs for nuclear power
30 October 2012 NFLA comment on Hitachi £700 million deal for new nuclear at Wylfa and Oldbury – there remain better alternatives
3 October 2012 NFLA remembers the 60th anniversary of the first British atomic weapon test and the ongoing veterans campaign for justice
24 September 2012 NFLA co-operates with European Network of Cities concerned about nuclear power to influence EU institutions
17 September 2012 NFLA submits views on options for the storage of intermediate level radioactive waste in central and southern Scotland
14 September 2012 NFLA publishes emergency planning assessment of Fukushima and urges radical reform of UK nuclear emergency planning regulations
14 September 2012 NFLA welcomes Galway City Council as its newest member
14 August 2012 NFLA report shows how Scotland can lead a renewable energy revolution by following Germany’s ‘nuclear free’ vision
1 August 2012 NFLA members show solidarity with Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 67th anniversaries of the nuclear weapon attacks
27 July 2012 NFLA submits views on plutonium reuse to UK Government – immobilisation rather than MoX fuel use urged by the NFLA
9 July 2012 World Nuclear Status Report 2012 - by Mycle Schneider and Anthony Froggatt. An overview of the state of nuclear power around the world, reproduced with permission by the report authors.
6 July 2012 Fukushima – largely “a man-made disaster” according to Japanese report
5 July 2012 NFLA alarmed to hear of 263 fire incidents on UK nuclear submarines since 1987
28 June 2012 NFLA broadly welcomes Welsh Assembly energy inquiry but disagrees on its view over nuclear new build at Wylfa
17 May 2012 NFLA publishes ‘Spinwatch’ report on nuclear subsidies on its website
17 May 2012 NFLA to raise concerns with ONR over worrying results from UK nuclear stress test reports
17 April 2012 NFLA Policy Briefing outlines concerns over the movement of radioactively contaminated heat exchangers from Berkeley to Sweden
14 March 2012 NFLA Welsh Forum ‘surprised and disappointed’ with Welsh Government policy change on new nuclear build at Wylfa
12 March 2012 Remembering Fukushima – time for the building of an alternative energy policy?
1 March 2012 NFLA welcomes Guardian poll that shows 72% are opposed to new nuclear reactors being built in their area
28 February 2012 NFLA Welsh Forum holding cross-party panel on the future direction of Welsh energy policy
28 February 2012 NFLA raise nuclear emergency planning concerns in Greenpeace International report with DECC and ONR
23 February 2012 NFLA English Forum seminar discusses radiation and health, nuclear waste and nuclear emergency planning issues
21 February 2012 NFLA contacts Parliamentary Select Committee Chairs to call for reappraisal of National Policy Statements on new nuclear power
14 February 2012 NFLA submits its response to MOD on submarine dismantling – apply environmental principles and don’t build any more submarines
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’
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
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
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 ‘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
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
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
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
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
4 May 2011 Fallout – The Legacy of Chernobyl, Broadcast on 26Th April and 1st May, BBC Radio 4
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
14 March 2011 Japanese nuclear incident - NFLA say it emphasises the continuing folly of expanding nuclear power in the UK
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
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
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