Bradwell B TIME to HAVE YOUR SAY
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Bradwell B TIME TO HAVE YOUR SAY The Bradwell B team is pleased to announce importantly, provide us with your feedback. the first stage of public consultation on our Our aim is to submit an application for development proposals for a new nuclear power station consent a few years from now - during this period we will be undertaking formal consultation, as well as continuing at Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex. to engage with the local community to understand your The consultation will start on Wednesday 4th March 2020, views. th running for 12 weeks until 27 May 2020. It will include 15 Your feedback will be incredibly important in helping us public exhibition events and this will be your first chance shape our proposals, and we hope you get involved. to review our proposals, engage with our team, and THE NEED FOR BRADWELL B ABOUT THE PROJECT The UK urgently needs new investment in energy The Bradwell B site was designated by the government infrastructure to replace old, fossil fuel-based electricity generation sources. Since 2010, 26 power stations have in 2011 as being potentially suitable for Nuclear closed, which equates to 20% of the UK’s generation New Build. In the past couple of years, we have been capacity. By the end of the decade, a further 35% of existing generation capacity will close, and so decisive undertaking extensive surveys, along with ground action must be taken now. and marine investigations to give us a detailed Whilst solar, wind and other renewable energy sources understanding of what can be achieved at the site. will play an important part in meeting the government’s goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Although still early days, we want to share our initial nuclear energy will be vital in meeting the National Grid’s proposals with you now so that there is plenty of time baseline energy needs. to shape them together. Our initial proposals are for a twin reactor power CGN AND EDF GROUP station, able to generate enough low carbon electricity The two investors in the Bradwell B project are CGN to power around 4 million homes. Thousands of and EDF Group. CGN is a major generator of low carbon energy in China and around the world, and jobs will be created during construction, whilst the is the biggest builder of new nuclear power stations operating power station will provide hundreds of jobs globally. EDF is one of the largest energy companies for at least 60 years. Supporting skills and education in the world, with huge experience of the nuclear sector. It owns the existing operational nuclear fleet programmes in the local area will be key to allowing in the UK. local people to take advantage of these opportunities. The two companies are also working together to build Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C. In the case of The local and regional economy will also benefit, with Bradwell B, CGN owns 66.5% of the project, and significant opportunities for the local supply chain. EDF the rest. PUBLIC EXHIBITION EVENTS FOR BRADWELL B WILL BE HELD AT: Venue Date Time Steeple Village Hall, Garden Fields, Steeple, CM0 7JY Thur 5th March 2pm-8pm Maldon Town Hall, Market Hill, Maldon, CM9 4RL Fri 6th March 2pm-8pm Mersea Island School, Barfield Road, West Mersea, CO5 8QX Sat 7th March 11am-4pm Bradwell Village Hall, South Street, Bradwell-on-Sea, CM0 7QJ Tue 10th March 2pm-8pm Southminster Memorial Hall, High Street, Southminster, CM0 7DE Wed 11th March 2pm-8pm Jacks Centre Bowls Club, Burnham Road, Latchingdon, CM3 6EX Thur 12th March 2pm-8pm North Fambridge Village Hall, Ferry Road, North Fambridge, CM3 6LS Fri 13th March 11am-4pm Tillingham Village Hall, Vicarage Lane, Tillingham, CM0 7SD Sat 14th March 12:30pm-4:30pm Tollesbury Community Centre, East Street, Tollesbury, CM9 8QD Tue 17th March 2pm-8pm Great Baddow Parish Hall, 19 Maldon Road, Great Baddow, CM2 7DW Fri 20th March 12pm-5pm William de Ferrers School, Trinity Square, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5JU Sat 21st March 11am-4pm Colne Yacht Club, Waterside, Brightlingsea, CO7 0AX Tue 24th March 2pm-8pm Royal Burnham Yacht Club, The Quay, Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8AU Wed 25th March 2pm-8pm Rawreth Village Hall, Church Road, Rawreth, SS11 8SH Fri 27th March 2pm-8pm Meeting Room, Parish Church of St John the Baptist, 55 Main Road, Sat 28th March 11am-4pm Danbury, CM3 4NG THE BRADWELL B BUS HOW TO GET INVOLVED th Our Bradwell B bus will be touring the When the consultation launches on 4 March 2020, you will be region during the Stage 1 consultation. able to find out more information about the project and give feedback by: Information on the proposals and feedback forms will be available at the www.bradwellb.co.uk 01621 451 451 bus, with members of the project team on hand to discuss the proposals and [email protected] @CGNBradwellB take your questions. If the bus team cannot answer your queries on the day, FREEPOST Bradwell B Consultation we will record them and subsequently The deadline for responding to our Stage 1 consultation is 11.59pm provide an answer having consulted with on Wednesday 27th May 2020. After this date, we will collate the the project’s technical team. feedback received and use this to shape our proposals before We will publicise when and where the further consultation in the years to come. bus will be on our website and Twitter If you have any questions about our emerging proposals, please do account, but please contact us should get in contact on 01621 451 451 or by emailing you have any questions. [email protected]. .