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EDF Energy’s Hinkley Point plans released to public, BBC News 24 November 2011 Plans for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset have been released to the public. EDF Energy handed its application to the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC), which deals with large-scale projects, on 31 October. The 30,000-page document has now been accepted by the IPC allowing its release to the public for scrutiny. Further public consultation will take place and the final decision will be made by the energy secretary…..

Before people can take part in the public consultation they will have to register with the IPC, however the deadline to register will be set by EDF Energy.

It must be a minimum of 28 days but could be longer in order take into account the Christmas and New Year public holidays…. West Somerset, Sedgemoor, and Somerset councils highlighted concerns about a lack of detail about transport proposals and said they felt not enough effort had been made to contact the whole community.

The application has also attracted criticism from anti-nuclear campaigners who believe nuclear power is unsafe.If the application is approved, the new nuclear power station could open in 2020. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-15869975