Bradwell – growing alarm about discharges
BANNG - Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group
PRESS RELEASE - 7 March, 2014 :
Bradwell – growing alarm about discharges and calls to halt imports of waste
Concerns about the imminent discharge of radioactivity from Bradwell first raised by BANNG last summer have escalated in recent weeks in a concerted effort to put pressure on the authorities to halt the process. And there have also been calls to stop the proposed import of intermediate level wastes from Dungeness. As BANNG’s Chair Andy Blowers says, ‘There is a palpable and widespread sense of frustration at the lack of consultation, information and openness shown by the operators of Bradwell and the authorities that regulate their activities......
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Dungeness is in the South of Kent and had two Nuclear Power Stations, one of which has been decommissioned and one of later build which is still operational.
BANNG - Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group
PRESS RELEASE - 7 March, 2014 :
Bradwell – growing alarm about discharges and calls to halt imports of waste
Concerns about the imminent discharge of radioactivity from Bradwell first raised by BANNG last summer have escalated in recent weeks in a concerted effort to put pressure on the authorities to halt the process. And there have also been calls to stop the proposed import of intermediate level wastes from Dungeness. As BANNG’s Chair Andy Blowers says, ‘There is a palpable and widespread sense of frustration at the lack of consultation, information and openness shown by the operators of Bradwell and the authorities that regulate their activities......
Select pdf icon for the full report.
Dungeness is in the South of Kent and had two Nuclear Power Stations, one of which has been decommissioned and one of later build which is still operational.
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Project Assessment Report from 2011
Local Concerns
Bradwell : Proposal for fuel element debris disposal by dissolving Intermediates Level Nuclear waste in nitric acid, flushing a resulting solution presumably essentially of magnesium nitrate into the Blackwater, and packaging undissolved material in designated containers. Diluted Magnesium Nitrate which is highly soluble is not of itself considered much of a health hazard. What is of concern is possible dissolved radioactive matter and the management of the residual radioactive matter that has not been dissolved, including possible mismanagement or accidental leakage into the Blackwater. This could permanently contaminate the sea or river bed. There is clearly a difference between reprocessing products being discharged into the Blackwater and the discharge of coolant water from a productive Nuclear Power Station
Local Concerns
Bradwell : Proposal for fuel element debris disposal by dissolving Intermediates Level Nuclear waste in nitric acid, flushing a resulting solution presumably essentially of magnesium nitrate into the Blackwater, and packaging undissolved material in designated containers. Diluted Magnesium Nitrate which is highly soluble is not of itself considered much of a health hazard. What is of concern is possible dissolved radioactive matter and the management of the residual radioactive matter that has not been dissolved, including possible mismanagement or accidental leakage into the Blackwater. This could permanently contaminate the sea or river bed. There is clearly a difference between reprocessing products being discharged into the Blackwater and the discharge of coolant water from a productive Nuclear Power Station
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