Rise in Children Thyroid Cancers in Japan

The Guardian reports on rise in thyroid cancers in Japanese children near Fukushima following the melt down after the sunami.

Hinkley Point C - State Aid Consultation

Hinkley Point C State Aid Consultation

In October 2013, Government submitted the State aid notification for the Hinkley Point C investment contract to the European Commission following the announcement of the commercial agreement on key terms with EDF. The Commission made an Opening Decision on the case on 18 December 2013.

Today the Commission has begun a consultation on the Opening Decision following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), this will last for four weeks until Monday 7 April 2014 and provides an opportunity for third parties to contribute to the debate.

An investigation by the European Commission is a standard part of the State aid process for cases like Hinkley and we are confident that our case is consistent with State aid rules.

A significant amount of low carbon electricity is needed by 2030 to meet our legally binding carbon targets while maintaining security of supply and keeping consumer bills down. New Nuclear, alongside renewables and Carbon Capture and Storage equipped generation, will play an important and critical role in addressing this challenge.

In the case of Hinkley Point C, it would generate enough home-grown power for nearly six million homes, a city nearly twice the size of London, or 7% of Britain’s electricity supply by 2025. In addition it is estimated that around 25,000 jobs will be created during construction with a massive investment by EDF and its fellow investors of around £16 billion to build the plant.

You can read and respond to the European Commission’s Opening Decision here: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2014:069:0060:0098:EN:PDF

Kind regards

The Office for Nuclear Development

Preparations for Twelve Months of Surveys

More safety barriers delivered this week. In huge numbers, stacks and stacks of them!!!

Another Consultation - Storage of Overseas Origin Oxide Fuels

This consultation sets out proposals which would allow the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to manage, by means of interim storage and disposal, any small quantities of overseas origin oxide fuels that cannot be reprocessed or are not economic to reprocess in the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP) at Sellafield before it closes in 2018.

This approach would permit the NDA to close out the remaining overseas contracts in a cost-effective and timely way, providing more certainty over the future plans for THORP and for the future decommissioning of the Dounreay licensed site.

The consultation can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/management-of-overseas-origin-nuclear-fuels-held-in-the-uk

Kind regards,

The Office for Nuclear Development

Danger - Construction Site

Danger Construction Site
Do not Enter.

Ancient Trees at Cemlyn

The recent storms and low tides have revealed ancient trees and peat beds at the bottom of the beach at Cemlyn. Apparently these haven't been seen as well as this for over 10 years.

St Davids Day

The flower beds at Cemaes Bay have been given a good spring clean ready for St Davids Day.
Really makes the village look great.