The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) Scotland Forum is shocked to hear from Fife Council that the Ministry of Defence and their contractor Balfour Beatty, tasked with the clean-up and remediation of the Dalgety Bay radium-contaminated site, have still not sought a licence from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, despite many previous assertions that they … [Continue Reading]
NFLA raises its concerns with the Environment Agency over the use of Workington Port for storage of contaminated storage containers
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) has submitted a number of concerns to the Environment Agency with an application by Cyclife Ltd to store 40 shipping containers, which includes within them low levels of radioactively contaminated scrap metal, at the Port of Workington in Cumbria. The NFLA have been concerned for many … [Continue Reading]
As the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster approaches, NFLA writes to the Japanese Government and supports CNFE webinar on its ongoing impacts
March 11th, 2021 will be the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster. Following an earthquake and tsunami, three of the five reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant were overwhelmed by seawater and badly damaged, leading to a large radiation release. The incident was the worst nuclear disaster since the Chernobyl accident, and 10 years later … [Continue Reading]
NFLA welcomes Inverclyde Council’s resolution urging the Strathclyde Pension Fund to commit to ethical investments – it is part of a growing movement of support for such policies
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) welcomes the recent decision made by councillors on Inverclyde Council to pass a resolution urging the Strathclyde Pension Fund (SPF) to commit to ethical investments. It is part of a growing trend in local government calling on ways to ‘divest’ from the likes of fossil fuels and nuclear weapons … [Continue Reading]
RSPB petition on Sizewell C with over 105,000 signatures shows the depth of public concern with this development – highlighted in upcoming NFLA meeting
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]