NFLA Scotland & NFLA All Ireland Forum joint media release The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) publishes today a detailed report on the Beaufort’s Dyke area of the Irish Sea, between Northern Ireland and Scotland, consolidating knowledge of it as a dumping area and its importance for testing nuclear powered submarines. (1) … [Continue Reading]
NFLA report outlines the important role Councils should provide in delivering a ‘green recovery’ to the Covid-19 economic challenge
NFLA All Ireland Sustainable Energy Forum media release Following on from last week’s 40th anniversary of the UK and Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) (1), the NFLA All Ireland Sustainable Energy Forum publishes today a detailed report on how essential a ‘green recovery’ is in responding to the huge economic challenges of the Covid-19 … [Continue Reading]
NFLA publishes new report on the importance of Councils in delivering a ‘green recovery’ to the economic challenge of Covid-19
NFLA English, Scottish & Wales Forums media release Following its 40th anniversary last week (1), the UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) publishes today a detailed report on how essential a ‘green recovery’ is to the huge economic challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the important role Councils need to play within it. … [Continue Reading]
40th anniversary of the NFLA
Today is the 40th anniversary of the NFLA. NFLA media release on the 40th anniversary 40th anniversary webinar flyer NFLA a brief history presentation Special 4th December webinar with Mayors for Peace, NFLA and ICAN A note on the origins of NFLA and its opposition to civil defence from Bob Overy, former Principal Emergency Planning … [Continue Reading]
NFLA welcomes the 50th ratification of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and its entry into force shortly, and looks forward to its role in promoting global nuclear disarmament
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) is delighted to see the 48th, 49th and 50th states to ratify the International Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) over the 23rd and 24th October, meaning that this treaty can now enter into force as part of international disarmament law. As a member of the coalition … [Continue Reading]
NFLA encourages Irish Councils and residents to raise detailed transboundary concerns over the proposed development of the Sizewell C new nuclear reactor
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) has published on its website its model response to the transboundary consultation on the potential impacts to Ireland of the proposed Sizewell C new nuclear reactor in Suffolk, East Anglia. The model response is designed for Irish Councils, Irish environmental groups and Irish residents to respond to the consultation … [Continue Reading]
NFLA publishes its core response on the NDA’s future strategy – key recommendations made to improve decommissioning & waste management
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) publishes on its website its model response to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA) Strategy 4 consultation, which outlines its core plans for the period 2021 -25. Whilst it welcomes some of the proposed plans, it makes a number of important recommendations for improvement. (1) The NDA was established in … [Continue Reading]
NFLA alarmed by the planned dumping of over 1 million tonnes of radioactively contaminated water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean – the Japanese Government needs to urgently reconsider this strategy
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) share the concern of many governments and international environmental groups of reports that the Japanese Government has approved for the dumping of over 1 million tonnes of radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. It outlines some of the core concerns around … [Continue Reading]
NFLA encourages the Planning Inspectorate, UK Government and nuclear regulatory agencies to carefully read the French auditors report on EDF’s EPR reactor failings; as new concerns over marine environmental protection at Hinkley Point come to light
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) seeks to publicise an important report recently published by the French public spending watchdog and promoted yesterday in the French media. It should be of real interest for the UK media, the UK Planning Inspectorate considering the Sizewell C reactor scheme, the UK Government and UK nuclear regulatory agencies. … [Continue Reading]
NFLA very concerned over the lack of communication from the Ministry of Defence over remediating the Dalgety Bay contaminated shoreline site
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) echoes the concern of Fife councillors, local MSPs and MPs, and even the environmental regulator SEPA with the lack of communication from the Ministry of Defence over the clean-up of the Dalgety Bay site. Parts of the Dalgety Bay shoreline in Fife have radioactive particles deriving from radium dials … [Continue Reading]