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Inadequate emergency plan for UK’s Sizewell nuclear power station

Sizewell nuclear incident plan post Fukushima ‘inadequate’, BBC News,
7 Jan 13,  Sizewell C could be built next to the existing A and B
nuclear power stations

Changes to Suffolk’s emergency plan for Sizewell nuclear power station
after the Fukushima disaster in Japan have been called “totally
inadequate”.

Suffolk Resilience Forum, made up of local councils and groups, is
reviewing incident plans for nearby residents.

An inner emergency zone is to be extended from 1.5 miles (2.4km) to
2.3 miles (4km) with an outer precautionary area of 9 miles (15km).

Shut Down Sizewell campaigners said the danger zone should be 18 miles
(30km)……..
Charles Barnett, from the Shut Down Sizewell Campaign, welcomed the
review but called the 1.5 mile (4km) radius of danger “totally
inadequate”.

He said: “The precaution zone should be 18 miles (30km) so that
hundreds of thousands of people would be made aware of the dangers.

“Fukushima has demonstrated that nuclear power stations should be
closed down as the only safe precaution and we are working towards
that….. Consultation and information documents have been circulated
and views are invited from the public up to the closing date of 8
April for publication of a detailed plan in June.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-20937668

January 8, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, UK