Representation by Dr Michael V Dale MRCVS
- Date submitted
- 30 September 2020
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Suggested issues for your Relevant Representation I am a semi-retired veterinary surgeon, resident of Wickham Market. I wish to raise issues of concern about Sizewell C. I represent residents whose lives and environment will be irreversibly blighted if this dubious project is allowed to proceed. My prime concern is the impact on a disproportionately large area of Suffolk representing the very essence of this beautiful county. It will be damaging to people, wildlife and infrastructure. 1. Sizewell C will be obsolete before it is completed ? Integration of Renewable Energy is happening faster than ever predicted ? Suffolk has an established and expanding renewable energy programme ? Nuclear power in the UK is diminishing fast as a player. Sizewell, in the opinion of experts is unnecessary ? EDF track record demonstrates that the project will be completed over budget and well behind schedule. 2. The Site is wrong. ? Highly vulnerable to climate. In the last 5 years sea level has risen 66% more than predicted. EDF offer no engineering solutions and have no accurate predictions ? Massive impact on coastal erosion north and south of Sizewell has been charted. EDF have no solution ? Devastation of unique internationally designated site of ecological importance. ? Impact on rare species. E.g. EDF themselves acknowledge impact on Marsh Harrier. ? Outstanding area of Suffolk coastal heritage will become a nuclear waste dump. ? Eight other uncoordinated energy products planned for the locality ? Flood risk ? Inadequate water supply. EDF have NO plausible solution. 3. Impact on the communities ? New town of thousands of construction workers will bring: o Overcrowding o Violence o Drugs (what happened when Sizewell B was constructed o Prostitution o Litter o Sewerage overload o Pressure on Emergency services, medical services o The promised increase in job opportunities is deceptive. Many roles being filled by workers from Hinckley and other nuclear establishments due to close. ? Light, dust, noise and carbon pollution ? Impact on Tourism A large chunk of Suffolk becomes wholly unattractive. 4. Transport • EDF logistic plans are pathetic.. A12 is already close to capacity particularly through villages like Marlesford, Little Glemham. Delay in the construction of new road infrastructure means villages would endure 2-3 years of increased traffic. • • Existing, vital freight traffic from the second largest port in UK, Felixstowe, will be catastrophically impaired by the enormous increase in HGV and plant moving traffic. One day closure of Orwell Bridge alone creates days of disruption • New roads would sever communities, damage the rural footpaths and divide farmland. • Rat-running and disruption not adequately considered. • Alternative relief road routes with legacy value not adequately assessed by EDF I endorse the Relevant Representation submitted by Stop Sizewell C. I consider the Sizewell C application to be totally unsuitable for a digital examination process. Finally, I deplore the potential for yet more foreign financial control over a UK utility, particularly involving a nation with a lousy track record in human and animal rights.