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Strong police presence and arrests at Hinkley anti nuclear action

Hinkley Point: Arrests over trespass BBC News 8 Oct 12 Seven people have been arrested as anti-nuclear protesters carried out a planned trespass at Hinkley Point. More than 50 police officers attended the site as a weekend of action against government plans to build a third nuclear reactor drew to a close.

…Camilla Berens, from the Stop New Nuclear Alliance, said: “We have successfully blockaded the main entrance to Hinkley Point on two occasions in the last year and now we have accomplished a mass trespass.

“Our message today is that we will continue to raise the game with peaceful protest until our voice is heard.” On Saturday, barrels made to look like nuclear waste were rolled
through Bridgwater as part of a procession…

..Hinkley Point C is one of eight potential sites in England and Wales identified by the
government for new nuclear power stations by 2025. The site’s current Hinkley Point B came into service in 1976 but its working life has been extended to 2016.

October 9, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | opposition to nuclear, UK