Have Your Say

BRADWELL B Have your say What is Bradwell B? Public consultation begins • Bradwell B, a new nuclear power station, would be built on land Bradwell B is a proposed new nuclear The first stage of public consultation on immediately to the south and west power station that would generate the proposals for a new nuclear power of the existing Bradwell power enough electricity to power around four station at Bradwell begins on 4 March station, next to the Blackwater million homes across the UK. 2020. Estuary on the Dengie Peninsula It would make a vital contribution to the The purpose is to seek your views on our • The site is around 15km east of UK’s future need for low carbon, secure initial proposals and share information on Maldon and the nearest villages and affordable energy. progress to date. are Bradwell-on-Sea and Bradwell Waterside Bradwell B would create significant The feedback we receive will play an business and training opportunities and important part in the development of our • Once operational, there will be inject millions of pounds of investment proposals, so we encourage you to play long-term sustainable jobs for up into the local and regional economies. an active role in the consultation. to 900 people for at least 60 years • Tens of thousands of jobs during construction, approximately 3,000 jobs at peak will be local • Some associated developments This newsletter includes some of the key facts about the Bradwell B proposals, will be needed to support which are outlined in the Stage 1 Consultation Summary Document. See the back construction, such as park and page for details of our public exhibitions. Visit www.bradwellb.co.uk to download ride sites, accommodation the documents or find out where to view hard copies. Responses to our proposals, campuses, marine transport briefly summarised in this newsletter, need to be received by 27 May 2020. facilities and road improvements Bradwell B main development site The existing Bradwell power station Weymarks River Scenario 1: Temporary workers accommodation site The existing Entrance plaza Bradwell power Permanent beach station landing facility & Campus area compound Caravan area Amenity facilities Othona Essex Sports facilities Community Scenario 2 potential expansion area for temporary workers accommodation Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall Drainage and soil storage area Landscape buffer East Hall Farm Bradwell Waterside Bradwell B secondary Retained RAF access route Main Bradwell Bay War Memorial Development Site Road Bradwell B primary East End access route East End Bradwell-on-Sea Bradwell Waterside ad Ro Bradwellterside B proposals Wa Bradwell B would build on the long-established history of Design and environment nuclear power in the area, creating long-term employment We are proposing to locate the power station on the higher opportunities and tens of thousands of jobs during construction, ground to the south and west of the existing Bradwell power along with significant business and training opportunities. station. The proposed layout takes account of the environmental Bradwell B would comprise of a number of components, each constraints of the site and surrounds. contributing to its safe and secure operation. Together, these The sea defences have been designed to withstand flooding Bradwell B primary components would form the ‘permanent development’. access route from 1 in 10,000 - year extreme weather events. • Main power blocks - two UK HPR1000 reactor units each We have considered creating a new landscape which would comprising a reactor containment building and a turbine provide ecological mitigation and make a positive contribution hall; to biodiversity. • ‘Balance of Plant’ - facilities and equipment that facilitate the operation of the power station; Cooling infrastructure • Cooling water infrastructure - forebay, pump houses, water Heat energy from the nuclear reactors at Bradwell B would be treatment, cooling towers and cooling water tunnels which used to create steam, driving turbines to generate electrical extend out to the sea; power. We are proposing to use an ‘indirect’ cooling system, People and jobs • Power transmission infrastructure - connection to a new where small volumes of sea water are circulated around the Building Bradwell B would create tens of thousands of jobs Accommodation - We are proposing to provide high-quality 400kV substation to be provided by National Grid; power station, with heat lost to the atmosphere via evaporation and deliver millions of pounds of investment in the local and temporary workforce accommodation, phased to cater for up • Fuel and waste storage facilities - including interim storage in low-plume hybrid cooling towers. This system is proposed to regional economies. When completed, there will be around 900 to 4,500 people during the busiest construction period. We for nuclear waste and spent fuel; protect the ecology of the Blackwater estuary. permanent jobs in operating the power station. There will be have explored two development scenarios for the temporary opportunities for local businesses to benefit from Bradwell B’s accommodation close to the proposed site: • Ancillary buildings - offices, welfare facilities, security and We are proposing to use modern, low-plume hybrid cooling supply chain, including construction and site services contracts emergency response; and towers. Our work suggests that a 50-60m high circular tower Scenario 1: Land west of the existing Bradwell power - from small and medium-sized engineering firms, to taxis and • Security facilities - fencing, checkpoints to control access, as for each reactor would be the preferred approach as they station site security companies, catering and accounting services. well as lighting. perform better, occupy less land, and have less environmental Scenario 2: Land west of the existing Bradwell power impact than alternatives. Local meteorological data suggests the At this early stage, we estimate around 9,100 construction station site with extension sites plume would only be visible around 18 days a year, on average. workers would be needed during the busiest stage of construction - around 3,000 of these would be filled by local Our initial plan for Scenario 1 includes two zones for View from East End Road people already living in the area. accommodation blocks of up to six storeys, comprising en- suite single bedrooms and shared kitchen/communal facilities. Construction would also bring new workers to the area and we The provision of static and touring caravan accommodation are developing proposals to manage the effects of a temporary is also included, along with amenity facilities, car parking and increase in the local population. recreation. Scenario 2 includes additional land - which may not all be required - to provide the same number of bed spaces and facilities in a lower density development over a larger area. Bradwell B main development site Existing HGV route A Roads Marine facility options Temporary workforce accommodation Search area: Temporary park and ride facility option Search area: Temporary freight management facility option Strategic Route 1 with potential improvements and bypass options Strategic Route 2 with potential improvements and new road options Potential highway realignment Transport Building Bradwell B would involve the daily movement of large Rail - We have studied the rail network around the site to Sea transport - We are investigating opportunities for bringing Park and Ride - We are considering a range of approaches numbers of construction workers and significant amounts of understand inland and port-based rail freight interchange bulk materials and other construction cargo to site by sea aimed at reducing the number of daily traffic movements materials. facilities from which freight could be moved by road or sea. We to reduce the number of HGVs on local roads. We are also including temporary park and ride facilities and direct buses understand that there are significant capacity constraints and proposing to use sea transport to move items that are too large from locations on the Dengie. The Bradwell B site is located away from major roads and there upgrades required. Discussions with Network Rail are ongoing to or heavy to be moved by road. is no existing rail or port infrastructure close to the site. We We have identified six search areas where park and ride facilities confirm the potential for moving freight to the site via rail. are developing a transport strategy which aims to address this Freight would need to be offloaded close to the site. Our initial could be located (see map above). We anticipate needing one challenge. Freight management facilities - We are considering the use assessments suggest that locations to the east and west of the large site, accommodating around 1,600 spaces, near Cold of one or more freight management facilities to serve as holding existing Bradwell power station could be well suited for the Norton or Mayland, and potentially one or more smaller facilities We are aiming to: areas for HGVs, helping to regulate timing and flow of vehicles marine facilities that would support this approach. in the other search areas. • maximise the use of marine and/or rail transport over road to the Bradwell B site. transport for movement of freight; With parking for approximately 100 HGVs, we have identified • reduce the distance our construction workforce needs to three search areas where freight management facilities could be travel by car; located (see map above). • provide park and ride

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