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Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Nuclear waste near nature reserve plan ongoing
Residents and politicians have hit out at plans to allow radioactive waste to be disposed of at a landfill site near a nature reserve and town. The site, on Huntsman Drive in Port Clarence, Stockton, run by Augean, already disposes of a range of hazardous waste but requires permission to deal with nuclear material. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said the plans were wrong in 2019 when they were first put to the Environment Agency (EA) and were "still wrong now". But Augean said risk assessments demonstrated the proposals "would not harm people in the local area or the environment". The EA previously asked for more information about the plan in September 2020 and it has now opened a public consultation, which will close on 4 August. Lord Houchen said: "We absolutely want new nuclear power and we are working hard to deliver this - but I will not allow Teesside to be seen as a dumping ground for the country's waste. "I will continue to stand firmly against any plan, and I urge everyone to make their voices heard loud and clear in this consultation." An Augean spokesperson said there had been an ongoing exchange of information with the EA since submitting the application in 2019, including a "wide range of risk assessments" which "demonstrate the proposals would not harm people in the local area or the environment in the short or long term". "The determination process involves complex and rigorous scrutiny of the application, requiring a significant amount of technical input from Augean and EA," the spokesperson added. They said Augean was committed to working with the local community to help them gain a better understanding and feel more confident about the safety of the proposed project. An open day will be held at the site on 15 July from 15:00 to 19:00 BST. Stockton North MP Chris McDonald said he had been contacted by a number of concerned residents about the renewed proposal. He said: "People across Stockton, Billingham and Norton have made it clear in the past that our area should not be used to dump waste that others do not want. "While the EA is reviewing a revised safety case, it is vital that local communities are fully heard." Councillor Sue Little from Seaton Carew said that she thought the idea was "very worrying" and feared local flooding could pose a contamination risk. The EA said it welcomed new comments on the revised plan. Gary Wallace, area environment manager, said: "It's important the community has the opportunity to review the revised environmental safety case, which has changed significantly since the original public consultation. "Our technical assessment is ongoing and once we have reviewed the documents and information from the consultation we will make a draft decision on the application." Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Consultation opens on radioactive waste proposal Vacuum found in nuclear vault never meant to open Environment Agency
BBC News
01-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Port Clarence nuclear waste plan ongoing
Residents and politicians have hit out at plans to allow radioactive waste to be disposed of at a landfill site near a nature reserve and site, on Huntsman Drive in Port Clarence, Stockton, run by Augean, already disposes of a range of hazardous waste but requires permission to deal with nuclear Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said the plans were wrong in 2019 when they were first put to the Environment Agency (EA) and were "still wrong now".But Augean said risk assessments demonstrated the proposals "would not harm people in the local area or the environment". The EA previously asked for more information about the plan in September 2020 and it has now opened a public consultation, which will close on 4 Houchen said: "We absolutely want new nuclear power and we are working hard to deliver this - but I will not allow Teesside to be seen as a dumping ground for the country's waste. "I will continue to stand firmly against any plan, and I urge everyone to make their voices heard loud and clear in this consultation." An Augean spokesperson said there had been an ongoing exchange of information with the EA since submitting the application in 2019, including a "wide range of risk assessments" which "demonstrate the proposals would not harm people in the local area or the environment in the short or long term"."The determination process involves complex and rigorous scrutiny of the application, requiring a significant amount of technical input from Augean and EA," the spokesperson said Augean was committed to working with the local community to help them gain a better understanding and feel more confident about the safety of the proposed open day will be held at the site on 15 July from 15:00 to 19:00 BST. 'Assessment is ongoing' Stockton North MP Chris McDonald said he had been contacted by a number of concerned residents about the renewed said: "People across Stockton, Billingham and Norton have made it clear in the past that our area should not be used to dump waste that others do not want."While the EA is reviewing a revised safety case, it is vital that local communities are fully heard."Councillor Sue Little from Seaton Carew said that she thought the idea was "very worrying" and feared local flooding could pose a contamination EA said it welcomed new comments on the revised Wallace, area environment manager, said: "It's important the community has the opportunity to review the revised environmental safety case, which has changed significantly since the original public consultation."Our technical assessment is ongoing and once we have reviewed the documents and information from the consultation we will make a draft decision on the application." Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
25-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Port Clarence radioactive waste proposal consultation opens
People on Teesside are being asked to give their views on a proposal to dispose of radioactive waste at a landfill site.A revised Environmental Safety Case (ESC) for the spot at Port Clarence has been submitted by Augean North firm previously applied for permission to dispose of low-level radioactive waste at its facility off Huntsman Drive in August effort was strongly criticised by politicians who said Teesside was not the UK's "dumping ground". The public consultation will close on 4 August. Some 2,300 people took part in a four-month consultation in 2019 with only 13 coming out in support, according to the Local Democracy Reporting site has two existing permitted landfills - one for hazardous waste and one for non-hazardous environmental permit application seeks to allow low-level radioactive waste disposal in Environment Agency (EA) asked the company for more information in September 2020 and it has now submitted the revised ESC in response. Monitoring promise Gary Wallace, area environment manager for EA, said it was important the community had the opportunity to review the revised environmental safety case, "which has changed significantly since the original public consultation"."We welcome people's comments on the new information received and relevant environmental factors people feel are important," he said."Our technical assessment is ongoing and once we have reviewed the documents and information from the consultation we will make a draft decision on the application."The ESC states the waste will pose "a relatively low risk to people and the environment".It adds that when the landfills are full and site restoration has been completed, the design of the facility would minimise contact between infiltrating water and the it adds "it is recognised that over long timescales and the natural evolution of the estuary, small quantities of radioactivity may migrate to the environment".It argues they will "remain below the relevant dose and risk guidance levels that have been defined for England and Wales by the Environment Agency".Augean says it will undertake environmental monitoring of the site and take samples regularly in an agreed programme with published can take part in the consultation on the EA's website. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Implenia enters contract to build underground repository in Sweden
Construction and real estate service provider Implenia has entered an 'early contractor involvement' contract with SKB to construct the first underground section of a deep repository for radioactive waste in Sweden. Located near the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Eastern Sweden, the project encompasses the planning, design, and construction of various underground structures. It includes the development of an access tunnel to the first storage level, three vertical shafts for ventilation and an elevator, a central area, and main and transport tunnels. These structures will be situated at depths of up to 500m. The initial planning phase is slated to begin in late 2025, with subsequent design and construction phases leading to project completion by 2033. Implenia states that the contract's value extends into several hundred million Swiss francs. Implenia civil engineering division head Erwin Scherer said: "We are very proud to have been awarded this important contract and would like to thank SKB for the trust they have placed in us. The project requires a great deal of geological and technical tunnelling expertise and precision.' 'Winning this contract is testimony to our many years of expertise in the planning and execution of large, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects, including our specialisation in tunnel and energy infrastructure." SKB CEO Stefan Engdahl said: "Building the deep repository is an important step in our mission to safely dispose of radioactive waste. We are pleased to have signed a collaboration agreement with Implenia, as Implenia possesses solid expertise and experience in rock excavation and infrastructure projects." This new contract follows Implenia's recent €200m ($226.9m) agreement for a section of the Nordmainische S-Bahn in Frankfurt, Germany, awarded by Deutsche Bahn division DB InfraGO. "Implenia enters contract to build underground repository in Sweden" was originally created and published by World Construction Network, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Bloomberg
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Supreme Court Backs Temporary Texas Nuclear Waste Storage Site
The US Supreme Court left intact a federal plan to store as much as 40,000 tons of highly radioactive waste at a temporary west Texas site. Voting 6-3, the justices threw out a challenge to a crucial license the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued for the site. The court said Texas and a coalition of landowners and oil and gas operators lacked the legal right to challenge the license.
