Friday, October 20, 2017 8:57:32 PM
Hinkley nuclear site radioactive mud to be dumped near Cardiff
Critics say dredging of sediment could increase risks of contamination on Welsh side of Severn estuary.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/14/hinkley-point-radioactive-mud-dumped-cardiff-severn-estuary
The mud to be dredged contains 50-year-old deposits from Hinkley Point A, where radioactive material for Britain’s atomic weapons was produced. Nuclear historian Dr David Lowry said some of the plutonium produced at the plant was sent to the US in a controversial and confidential exchange. “That deal is coming back to haunt today’s nuclear industry as plans for the third generation of nuclear plants at Hinkley are literally running into the sparkling radioactive mud,” Lowry said.
The Hinkley Point C nuclear power station under construction in Somerset. Photograph: EDF Energy
Critics say dredging of sediment could increase risks of contamination on Welsh side of Severn estuary.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/14/hinkley-point-radioactive-mud-dumped-cardiff-severn-estuary
The mud to be dredged contains 50-year-old deposits from Hinkley Point A, where radioactive material for Britain’s atomic weapons was produced. Nuclear historian Dr David Lowry said some of the plutonium produced at the plant was sent to the US in a controversial and confidential exchange. “That deal is coming back to haunt today’s nuclear industry as plans for the third generation of nuclear plants at Hinkley are literally running into the sparkling radioactive mud,” Lowry said.
The Hinkley Point C nuclear power station under construction in Somerset. Photograph: EDF Energy
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