With COP26 underway, the Bradwell B project team is highlighting how the proposed new nuclear power station could become the county’s single biggest climate positive act. The recent Net Zero Strategy from the UK Government, endorsed both large and small nuclear projects as critical to decarbonising electricity generation by 2035. Bradwell B is ideally placed […]
Read moreThe public comments process on the reactor technology proposed for Bradwell B has closed after nearly four years. This marks an important step in the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of the reactor, which is on-track for completion in early 2022. Since November 2017, members of the public have been invited to provide their feedback on […]
Read moreCOMMENT PROCESS ON REACTOR TECHNOLOGY PROPOSED FOR BRADWELL B ENDS SEPTEMBER 2021 After nearly four years, just one month remains for members of the public to comment on the reactor design and regulatory submissions on the UK HPR1000 reactor technology. CGN and EDF, through their joint venture company General Nuclear System Limited, initiated the Generic […]
Read moreWe recently wrote to people living in the Bradwell-on-Sea parish with an update on the project. This update includes information on recent meetings and current site works. You can read the update below. As we’ve entered the summer months and start to take holidays, we’re reminded that the pandemic is still with us, and […]
Read moreIn scenes resembling ITV show ‘Love Your Garden,’ a green fingered team from Bradwell B helped to transform the gardens at Purleigh Community Primary School this week. The volunteers gave the school gardens some extra love and care by clearing overgrown space, re-locating the bug hotel and planting a range of insect friendly plants to […]
Read moreFar be it from us to jump on a bandwagon, but as the dust settles on some fantastic Euro 2020 performances from the England men’s team, we can’t help but reflect on the notion of civil nuclear returning to one of its points of origin, and we’re very happy to be bringing it home. […]
Read moreCommunity organisations hear about Bradwell B project development and the experience of developing the Hinkley Point C Project in Somerset Following earlier sessions in October 2020 and February 2021, the third Bradwell B Community Forum took place remotely this week on Tuesday evening (22nd June). The Community Forum aims to establish ongoing dialogue and discussion […]
Read moreWith such a huge focus on carbon emissions and their link to global warming, it’s often forgotten that another major challenge for our society and environment is air quality. According to King’s College London and the Government’s Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants, up to 36,000 early deaths every year in the UK […]
Read moreClimate Action, Low Carbon, Carbon Neutral, Net Zero. We hear these phrases all the time, but do we really understand what it will take for the UK to play its part in the fight against climate change? With tomorrow (5 June) being World Environment Day we want to explain how nuclear is essential to cutting […]
Read moreWe recently wrote to people living in the Bradwell-on-Sea parish with an update on the project. This update includes information on recent meetings and current site works. You can read the update below. — We’re very pleased to see that society is slowly re-opening. Like many of you, we’ve spent the pandemic conducting the vast […]
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