Concerns enormous nuclear development could have adverse impact on Severn estuary wildlife
The plant is spread over a 230 acre site and is expected to be completed in 2023
00:01, 16 MAR 2021
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A new report has raised concerns over the potential impact of the UK s newest power plant on people living in Wales.
MUD being dredged as part of a nuclear plant’s construction in Somerset may no longer be dumped off the south Wales coast, developer EDF Energy has said. EDF is considering two sites in the Bristol Channel for the next phase of its project in 2021. They said applications are being made to Natural Resources Wales to carry out disposal of the mud at Cardiff Grounds’ licensed disposal site, but a separate application has also been made to the Marine Management Organisation for the Portishead licensed disposal site. It said the applications will include a full Environmental Impact Assessment, public consultation and a testing plan that goes above and beyond internationally recognised best practice, with more samples at greater depth and with a greater range of analysis .
MUD being dredged as part of a nuclear plant’s construction in Somerset may no longer be dumped off the south Wales coast, developer EDF Energy has said. EDF is considering two sites in the Bristol Channel for the next phase of its project in 2021. They said applications are being made to Natural Resources Wales to carry out disposal of the mud at Cardiff Grounds’ licensed disposal site, but a separate application has also been made to the Marine Management Organisation for the Portishead licensed disposal site. It said the applications will include a full Environmental Impact Assessment, public consultation and a testing plan that goes above and beyond internationally recognised best practice, with more samples at greater depth and with a greater range of analysis .