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Protestors highlight storm dangers to nuclear plant

“One storm and the beach in front of Sizewell can be gone and the waves will be lapping at the foundations of the nuclear plant.”

Protest blocks Sizewell nuclear power station entrance, BBC News, 2 February 2011, Protesters dressed as fish locked themselves together and blocked the entrance to Sizewell nuclear station in Suffolk for three hours on Wednesday. They claimed EDF Energy were not properly considering the possibility of floods and coastal erosion at the site.

Protester Emma Bateman, 42, said: “We see coastal erosion in Suffolk and Norfolk every day, yet nuclear stations are built virtually on the beach.”…………….

The protesters from the group Stop Nuclear Power Network UK said residents had no idea what effect climate change and coastal erosion would have on the area.

Ms Bateman added: “One storm and the beach in front of Sizewell can be gone and the waves will be lapping at the foundations of the nuclear plant.”

Fellow campaigner Mell Harrison, 39, said: “We aim to highlight the dangers of storing radioactive waste at Sizewell until 2130.”………..BBC News – Protest blocks Sizewell nuclear power station entrance

February 3, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | opposition to nuclear, UK