Under Cover of Covid19 – New Nuclear Continues to Spread its Tentacles – even in Essex.

ON 17 JUN 2020 BY MARIANNEWILDARTIN UNCATEGORIZEDEDIT Bradwell nuclear power station, showing the turbine halls and western side of the Magnox reactor buildings. Photo taken in 2010 during decommissioning, after closure for electricity generation in 2002. The turbine halls were demolished the following year photo: Rwendland.   .  Cumbria is in receipt of Bradwell’s Nuclear Waste – Bradwell B would …

Nuclear Bristol & High Level Omissions

We only get one shot at this precious and vulnerable life so our words matter - our actions matter.   Our lives are fleeting in the measure of geological time (unlike nuclear wastes).  Seeing the massive crowds of young folk just starting out in their lives gathered in Bristol, all engaged with wanting to protect life …

‘Old Sparky’: Coastal Fission

In the current issue of Private Eye  'Old Sparky'  is well worth a read ...... Health and Safety Coastal Fission by ‘Old Sparky’ Private Eye 21st Aug -3rd Sept 2015 In summer 2013 government spin doctors said a deal with the French to build two new nuclear power plants in the UK was in the …

Trains Spotters Encouraged to “Celebrate 20 years” of Nuclear Transport

Yesterday was surreal.  Thousands of train enthusiasts descended on the back road train depot of Kingmoor in Carlisle encouraged by Direct Rail Services  to "celebrate 20 years" in a Charity Open Day.  The £5 entrance fee going to 'charity' i.e. cash strapped local hospitals and good causes that in 'austerity' free days would be funded by government. …

“Celebrating 20 years” of transporting nuclear waste to Sellafield….Really?!

LEAFLETTING AND DEMO 18th July 11am -2 pm Outside the Direct Rail Services Depot Kingmoor Depot Etterby Road, Carlisle , Cumbria CA3 9NZ The fluffy image of the cute bear above  is how Direct Rail Services like to portray themselves. This is far from the truth. The two photographs above were taken by Radiation Free Lakeland within …

Nuclear Train Not Fit For Tracks!

Residents of Braystones, near Sellafield, have for some years been trying to get some remedy for the awful state of the railway crossing and line, not all of them are anti nuclear but all are worried. I can vouch for the Heath Robinson nature of the crossing at Braystones. Last time I was there a chap …

Demo at Carlisle Railway: From Darkest Peru to Darkest Cumbria – Stop Nuclear Madness!

Radiation Free Lakeland will be holding a demonstration and leafletting at Carlisle Railway Station on Monday 24th November from 11am to 1pm - Please come and join us  This demonstration in Carlisle coincides with a week of actions at train stations throughout the UK  by groups and concerned citizens including in Wigan, Warrington Bridgwater, Chester  and …

Not So Brief Encounter -Nuclear Trains at Carnforth

    Many thanks to all the people today who stopped to talk to us at the iconic 'Brief Encounter' station at Carnforth.  We handed out around 100 leaflets with many people asking where they could sign a petition to stop the transport of nuclear waste. The leaflet we handed out said: NOT SO BRIEF …

TOMORROW AT CARNFORTH – NOT SO BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH NUCLEAR TRAINS

  Please Join Us at 11am  outside the iconic 'Brief Encounter' Carnforth Train Station- we will be leafletting and talking to people on the station about the nuclear waste trains en route to Sellafield.

Not so Brief Encounter: Nuclear Waste Trains

      Do you know if trains carrying nuclear waste go through your neighbourhood?  All radioactive waste (spent fuel) from nuclear power stations is sent to Sellafield in Cumbria. It is mainly transported by rail with Direct Rail Services (owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority) .  Some parts of the journey are by road. …