The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) note that a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) public petition, raising concerns and opposition to the development of a new nuclear reactor at Sizewell in Suffolk, has had now over 105,000 signatures (1). One of the key concerns around building Sizewell C is … [Continue Reading]
Why Beaufort’s Dyke is not a good location for a transport bridge or tunnel between Northern Ireland and Scotland
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) note recent reports that the UK Government is considering the development of a road / rail bridge or an underground rail tunnel that could connect Northern Ireland and Scotland, an idea which has been suggested for a number of years. It has been suggested a tunnel … [Continue Reading]
NFLA and KIMO UK deeply concerned over industrial ships going out of control at the Hunterston jetty with a serious incident only narrowly averted
NFLA / KIMO UK / KIMO International joint media release The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) and KIMO UK / KIMO International raise real concerns over the recent incident where a number of industrial ships went out of control at the Hunterston jetty owned by Peel Ports, just a short distance from the Hunterston nuclear … [Continue Reading]
Half a billion here, half a billion there – the costs of Hinkley Point C go up again, just as Hitachi finally gives up on Wylfa B
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) note with little surprise the announcement from EDF Energy that the costs of building the Hinkley Point C has gone up again, now to an eye-watering £23 billion. It also comes as the Japanese nuclear utility Hitachi formally withdraws its interest from the possible development of … [Continue Reading]
Portishead dumping ground is possible new destination for EDF’s Hinkley Point ‘radioactive mud’
NFLA joint media release with Stop Hinkley and the Geiger Bay campaign The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA), the ‘Stop Hinkley’ campaign and the ‘Geiger Bay’ campaign have been involved in raising concerns over the dumping of large amounts of dredged materials from the EDF site at Hinkley Point into sites between … [Continue Reading]
The Lord Mayor of Manchester and Vice President of Mayors for Peace, Cllr Tommy Judge, video message to support the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Leading global cities welcome entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and call on their own governments to engage with this positive disarmament process
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With just 9 days to go before the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Leeds and Brighton pass resolutions supporting the Treaty
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) note that there are just 9 days to go before the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force at the United Nations, becoming a new part of international nuclear policy law. This Treaty was agreed upon in July 2017 by 122 states … [Continue Reading]
Despite the UK Government’s strong support for nuclear, NFLA note the ‘big’ nuclear projects all have significant challenges to them, and an alternative energy blueprint is required
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) note that the UK Government’s Energy White Paper that came out just before Christmas 2020 gives strong support for new nuclear projects. It was a part of the Prime Minister’s ‘Ten Point Plan’ and it gives overt support for large nuclear projects, small modular reactors and … [Continue Reading]
NFLA troubled by the UK Communities Minister not ‘calling in’ the decision over a deep underground coal mine in West Cumbria
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) is very disappointed that the UK Communities Minister Robert Jenrick has decided not to intervene and ‘call in’ a decision by Cumbria County Council to approve a deep underground coal mine. It clearly goes against the Government’s zero carbon plans and the essential need to transfer … [Continue Reading]