Council backs new nuclear power station build
Thursday 13 January 2011, Whitehaven News
COPELAND councillors have reaffirmed their support for a new nuclear power station on land adjacent to Sellafield, as part of its response to a government consultation.
Copeland’s full council meeting yesterday agreed a response to the government’s re-consultation on its National Policy Statements (NPS) for Energy.
This is the policy documents that outline the government’s approach to energy generation and which list potential sites for new nuclear power stations.
The authority has previously backed plans for a new power station near to Sellafield, which was always the council’s priority site.
Council leader, Elaine Woodburn, said: “Councillors on all sides of the political spectrum have backed plans for a new nuclear power station adjacent to the Sellafield site.
“All councillors recognise the significance of building a power station in Copeland, and the impact it could have on our economy.
“We’ve taken huge steps forward with nuclear new build since we last considered these policy statements, and are now working with a potential developer and with our partners and the commercial sector regarding grid connections. This is down to the hard work and belief of those involved.”
Sellafield Visitors' Centre will be demolished this month.
The popular centre, operated by BNFL, was officially opened in 1988 by Prince Philip and went on to become one of West Cumbria's biggest tourist attractions.
The £5million attraction operated for 20 years and will now be demolished this month.
Major contract to decommission some of the most hazardous parts of Sellafield extended to 2026
A major framework contract which has delivered £385 million worth of work to decommission some of the most hazardous parts of the Sellafield site has been extended.
The Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP) was launched in 2016 and involves 17 supply chain companies working across three lots to demolish redundant buildings, clean up land and retrieve waste from the site’s legacy storage ponds and silos.
Top-level report setting out key nuclear milestones to be used by Sellafield
A TOP-LEVEL report setting out key nuclear milestones nationwide will be used as template for Sellafield to compile their own version.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) published its Mission Progress Report last month to shows what has been achieved so far and what is still left to do.
Small nuclear power station consortium targeting Cumbrian sites
A consortium headed by engineering giant Rolls Royce has revealed it expects to develop its first-of-a-kind small nuclear reactors in Cumbria.
Alan Woods, director of strategy and business development at Rolls Royce, told delegates at the Global Reach 2019 event that is was focusing its efforts on developing its emerging Small Modular Reactors (SMR) at existing nuclear licensed sites – with Cumbria and Wales its top targets.
Industry heavyweights demand major push on new nuclear power stations
Heavyweights in the nuclear industry have demanded a major programme of new power stations if the ambition to cut all CO2 emissions by 2050 is to be realised.
Speaking at the Nuclear Industry Association’s (NIA) annual conference in London on Thursday, figures from the industry body along with developers stressed the importance of nuclear’s role, alongside renewable energies, in meeting the Net Zero target.
Councillors are remaining ‘completely neutral’ on whether an underground storage for nuclear waste should come to the borough.
Copeland Mayor Mike Starkie’s executives discussed the council’s involvement in the multi-billion-pound geological disposal facility at a meeting on Tuesday.
Sellafield takes first steps to restart work on site
The first steps to restart some of the highest priority of work at Sellafield have begun.
But Sellafield Limited said its initial work was "cautious" to restart projects.
Work at the Sellafield site in West Cumbria nuclear complex was paused, including reprocessing and construction work on major projects so the firm could focus on keeping the site safe and secure.
A DECISION on whether Sellafield can continue storing 11,000 cubic metres of nuclear waste in one of its Seascale buildings is due to be made tomorrow (Tuesday).
Sellafield was granted permission to build a five-storey building in 1992 for interim storage of encapsulated intermediate-level waste.
However the permission expires at the end of 2021, due to a condition imposed at the time by Copeland council.
All major construction at Sellafield now restarted after Covid-19 disruption
All major construction projects at Sellafield have been restarted after the Covid-19 disruption.
A spokesman said: "The last two projects to welcome teams back to their construction sites were our Main Site Command Facility and our Security System Architecture Upgrade."
Plans for new clean energy park at Moorside revealed
A new clean energy park could be created on the vacant Moorside site, a Copeland Council report has revealed.
Cumbria Clean Energy Park would be a “low-carbon energy hub” centred on Moorside as part of the Cumbria Nuclear Prospectus plan for the county’s nuclear future, according to a report to the council’s strategic nuclear and energy board.
Council's deputy leader keen to manage expectations around Moorside plans
Copeland Council’s nuclear portfolio holder has stressed the importance of “managing expectations” after new plans to build reactors at Moorside were met with excitement.
Councillor David Moore, who is also the deputy leader of the authority, gave the warning at a virtual meeting of the council’s strategic nuclear and energy board following a report on consortia looking to develop nuclear reactors in the area.
Council to open up discussions on underground nuclear waste repository, though 'not in the Lake District'
Copeland Council's executive has voted to "open up discussions" on the possibility of building an underground nuclear waste repository in the borough - though not in the Lake District.
A £3.9MILLION competition has been launched to find innovative ways to sort and segregate radioactive waste at some of the UK’s oldest nuclear sites.
The best applications will be awarded £50,000 for a feasibility study and the eventual winner will receive £750,000.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, which includes Sellafield Ltd and Magnox Ltd, has teamed up with Innovate UK to call on companies to come up with new ideas and approaches to the challenge of sorting this waste.
Sellafield's Magnox reprocessing plant is set for restart
Sellafield’s Magnox reprocessing plant is heading for a restart by the middle of this month, after being shut down as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The reprocessing plant, a major part of the Sellafield site, underwent a controlled shutdown in March just ahead of the imposition of the coronavirus lockdown.
Copeland nuclear storage facility to create thousands of jobs
THE first step has been taken on a project that could see thousands of jobs created in Copeland.
Today, a working Copeland Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) Working Group has been formed aimed at looking into the prospect of building a multimillion-pound storage facility for nuclear waste in Copeland.
Irton Hall discuss possible Copeland nuclear disposal facility
ONE of the interested parties involved in the hunt to find a suitable site for a nuclear disposal facility have spoken about why they are involved.
Radioactive Waste Management, the public body responsible for planning and delivering geological disposal in the UK, is exploring the possibility of creating a geological disposal facility in Copeland.
New Government energy strategy hailed in Cumbria as 'revolution' in thinking on nuclear power
The release of the much-anticipated Government energy white paper has been hailed as indicative of a "revolution" in thinking on nuclear power, and has been welcomed as significant news for Cumbria.
The white paper, published on Monday, will serve as a guiding strategic document for the development of Government strategy on energy production in the UK.
GenR8 North speak about Copeland geological disposal facility
THE second of four interested parties involved in the hunt to find a suitable site for a nuclear disposal facility have spoken about why they are involved.
Radioactive Waste Management, the public body responsible for planning and delivering geological disposal in the UK, is exploring the possibility of creating a Geological Disposal Facility in Copeland.
Ex-Sellafield boss backs Copeland nuclear storage facility
A FORMER Sellafield manager has revealed why he is interested in a nuclear waste disposal site in west Cumbria.
Radioactive Waste Management, the public body responsible for planning and delivering UK geological disposal, is exploring the possibility of creating a facility in Copeland. It compiled four reports after receiving proposals from Copeland Council, Irton Hall Ltd, GenR8 North Ltd and Copeland resident and ex-Sellafield manager Dave Faulkner.
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