Nuclear and the Heritage Coast
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The Heritage Coast is one our most heavily designated sites in the UK. The area around Sizewell is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and RAMSAR site and the power station abuts one of the several Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).
The rules realted to the AONB mean that the area should only be developed if there is an overwhelming national need. Back in the 70s, with the theat of the cold war, we were convinced that this need existed. There is no such need now. The potential disaster that is climate change cannot be solved by nuclear power. It is too little and will be too late. Besides, we should not be replacing fossil fuels, the worst producers of greenhouse gases, with nuclear power, which produce a stream of radioactive waste which will need to be managed for several thousands of years to come.
We must not abandon our heritage for a wasteful and unwanted technology.
Why is the Heritage Coast so valuable?
Remember the Last time?
The following pictures were taken at the time that Sizewell B was built. This time even more disruption is expected as security concerns are even higher than in the eighties.
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