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Proposals to transport nuclear waste through Bridgwater, Somerset

Somerset Live 29th May 2019 , Bridgwater residents only have a few days to have their say on proposals to
transport nuclear waste through their town. Magnox Ltd currently operates
the Hinkley Point A site near Stogursey, which includes a small area where
nuclear waste is stored before being moved elsewhere for processing. The
company has applied to Somerset County Council for permission to store
waste from other nuclear power stations at the Hinkley site – which would
involve moving it through Bridgwater on agreed routes.

It is staging four drop-in sessions in June where residents of Bridgwater and the surrounding
villages can have their say on the plans before county councillors make a
final decision. Magnox’s proposals relate to “intermediate-level waste”,
which includes cladding around nuclear fuel and materials which have become
contaminated in the process of decommissioning a nuclear reactor.

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/bridgwater-residents-only-few-days-2921627

June 1, 2019 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, UK