Latest news from EA about the GDA for the Areva and Westinghouse designs.

Please see the latest information on the GDA---Interestingly enough they say " and our conclusions, pending consultation, are that we could issue a statement of design acceptability for each design, although there are a number of potential issues still to be resolved"

Is that woolly or cashmere?!

Sounds like an appeasement to the nuclear industry so as to not upset the radioactive applecart!

Members of SANE we urge you to visit   http://www.hse.gov.uk/newreactors/index.htm

The GDA is based on a coastal site----not a river site

With one reactor ....not up to three on site.

What relevence does this have to Shepperdine?

Also we need to know whether tritium or any other nucleids will be expelled via the cooling towers.

We must keep the pressure on DECC, our local politicians, the EA and HSE, IPC or the MIU.





Dear Stakeholder

Assessing new nuclear reactor designs

We are working with the Health and Safety Executive to make sure that any new nuclear power station built in England and Wales will meet high standards of safety, security, environmental protection and waste management.

We’ve implemented a new approach called ‘Generic Design Assessment’ (GDA) which enables us to identify any problems and influence the designs at an early stage, before any major construction begins.

We have now completed our detailed assessments on two new reactor designs: Westinghouse’s AP1000™, and EDF and AREVA’s UK EPR™, and our conclusions, pending consultation, are that we could issue a statement of design acceptability (SODA) for each design, although there are a number of potential issues still to be resolved.

Consultation on our assessments of the new nuclear reactor designs

We are now consulting on our findings so far. The consultation began on 28 June and will last sixteen weeks, closing on 18 October.

Our consultation documents set out our findings so far for both the AP1000 and UK EPR designs and identifies where we require further information. We invite you to comment on our findings for both designs. GDA is solely to decide the acceptability of a design for permitting in the UK , and will not be used to express a preference for any particular design.

At the close of the consultation we will carefully consider the comments received before we reach a final decision on the acceptability of each of the two designs. We will publish the key issues raised during our consultation before the end of the year and come to a view about the acceptability of the designs in June next year.

You can comment on our findings

· Online: Visit the Environment Agency consultation on-line at: https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal/ho/nuclear/gda

· Call 08708 506 506* and ask for a consultation document

· Email gda@environment-agency.gov.uk and request the consultation papers.

* Approximate call costs: 8p plus 6p per minute (standard landline). Please note charges will vary across telephone providers.

Further information

http://www.hse.gov.uk/newreactors/index.htm