The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) welcomes the 2020 edition of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report. This independent report is undertaken by a series of international experts from Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Lebanon/U.S. and the U.K, as well as from top think tanks like Chatham House in London and prestigious universities like Harvard in … [Continue Reading]
NFLA welcomes International Peace Day and the International Day to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons by supporting notable disarmament initiatives
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) welcomes key disarmament initiatives to support the International Day of Peace today and the International Day to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons, which takes place later this week. International Peace Day was instituted by the United Nations in 1981 and is dedicated to support the cause of world … [Continue Reading]
Mayors for Peace Chapter welcomes 2020 International Peace Day initiatives and support for the International Day for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
UK & Ireland Mayors, Provosts & Leaders for Peace Chapter The UK & Ireland Mayors, Provosts and Leaders for Peace Chapter welcomes national and international initiatives to support the International Day of Peace as we approach the 75th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations. International Peace Day was instituted by the United Nations … [Continue Reading]
Hitachi’s likely decision to give up on Wylfa B emphasises the huge financial problems in funding UK new nuclear
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) notes reports today in the Japanese media that Hitachi is shortly going to completely withdraw its interest in developing a new nuclear reactor site at Wylfa in Anglesey. The reports suggest that Hitachi does not believe the UK Government can provide enough financial support to help to develop the … [Continue Reading]
With the ‘Geiger Bay / Hinkley mud’ petition for a full Senedd debate at over 7,500 and rapidly rising, their serious concerns need to be taken seriously by Welsh politicians and environmental authorities
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) Welsh Forum welcome the work of a joint independent NGO and scientist campaign that calls for full openness, transparency and proper environmental monitoring around a second EDF Energy application to dump as much as 780,000 tonnes of sediment from the Hinkley Point site in Somerset to an area very … [Continue Reading]
NFLA publishes analysis of nuclear fusion arguing English Councils should decline a UKAEA offer to host an experimental reactor
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) publishes today a background briefing and suggested response for English Councils to a UK Atomic Agency (UKAEA) request to consider hosting an experimental nuclear fusion reactor. The UKAEA hopes it may deliver a commercially operating reactor design between 2040 and 2050. NFLA conclude that Councils should decline to take … [Continue Reading]
NFLA Scotland and NGOs raise serious concerns over the decision to restart the Hunterston B Reactor 3 for six months
Joint statement to the media from NFLA Scotland, Friends of the Earth Scotland, WWF Scotland, CND Scotland and the Nuclear Consulting Group The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) Scotland Forum have joined with the groups Friends of the Earth Scotland, WWF Scotland, CND Scotland and the Nuclear Consulting Group to raise serious concerns over the … [Continue Reading]
NFLA call on urgent MOD action to unblock the sorry delays over Dalgety Bay remediation and Rosyth submarine dismantling – Fife communities deserve better
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) Scotland Forum is very disappointed to hear that a further delay has taken place to the remediation of the Dalgety Bay shoreline, which contains significant radium contamination going back decades. It is now 9 years since the Ministry of Defence (MOD) promised to clear the area, and still core … [Continue Reading]
NFLA welcomes decisions made by Maldon and Colchester Councils in opposing the development of Bradwell B for ecological reasons
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) welcomes recent decisions made by councillors in two different Essex councils which are likely to have an impact on the prospects for the proposed Bradwell B new nuclear reactor. The two decisions show the important bipartisan role local authorities can play in influencing UK and Irish … [Continue Reading]
NFLA highly concerned over serious incident involving the Explosive Ordinance Disposal team to remove chemicals from the Sellafield site
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) is highly concerned to learn of the need for the Explosive Ordinance Disposal team to attend at the Sellafield site in Cumbria after an amount of organic peroxide, which has the potential to explode, was found requiring disposal on the site. (1) According to the UK … [Continue Reading]