Just down the road from where I live and work is Bradwell on Sea. There has been information in the local press recently about one of the new Nuclear Reactors being built there. There is already a nuclear power station on the site though it stopped generating in 2002, has been fully defueled and is now in the process of being decomissioned.
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There is also an online article here.
The local council still maintains some form of contingency plans.
I will be using this when teaching the ‘Old’ GCSE Managing Resources.
Tags: GCSE, Managing Resources, Nuclear Power
My local Nuclear Power Stations are at Dungeness which was mysteriously missed off the recent list. The Shepway Council is saying it will miss £3 million a year contribution to the local economy. The proposed site fits within the current footprint so encroaching on the nearby SSSI could be said to not be a factor.
However, some people might think that by not having a new nuclear installation it reduces one serious objection to the proposed expansion of the airport nearby at Lydd. And that will impact on the SSSI and more.
Complex, eh?