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Welcome to the Nuclear Free Local Authorities website. We hope you find the information here useful.

In the following pages you will find details about the range of NFLA research, policy and legal work.

This work is designed to assist local government in meeting its commitment to sustainable development, environmental protection and public safety.

Latest News

17 May 2012 NFLA publishes ‘Spinwatch’ report on nuclear subsidies on its website

17 May 2012 NFLA to raise concerns with ONR over worrying results from UK nuclear stress test reports

30 April 2012 NFLA/Stop Hinkley submission warns that Somerset will get long-term highly radioactive waste store through undemocratic process

19 April 2012 The Wider Economic Impacts of Nuclear Power, the fourth in a series of briefings, written by four former Executive Directors of Friends of the Earth: Tony Juniper, Jonathon Porritt, Charles Secrett and Tom Burke

18 April 2012 NFLA All Ireland Forum holds spring seminar on the risks of UK new nuclear build and the benefits of Irish Sustainable Energy Communities

17 April 2012 NFLA Policy Briefing outlines concerns over the movement of radioactively contaminated heat exchangers from Berkeley to Sweden

29 March 2012 NFLA welcomes the decision of RWE Npower and E-On decision to halt nuclear new build investment - now is the time to re-focus UK energy policy

27 March 2012 NFLA Welsh Forum Chair formally addresses the Welsh Assembly energy inquiry on the need for a ‘nuclear free, renewable rich’ future energy policy

23 March 2012 NFLA strongly opposes new NDA proposals to transport Dounreay spent radioactive fuels to Sellafield for security and environmental reasons

20 March 2012 NFLA submits its views on West Cumbrian deep-underground radioactive waste repository – Cumbria is not the right location for it

14 March 2012 NFLA Welsh Forum ‘surprised and disappointed’ with Welsh Government policy change on new nuclear build at Wylfa

12 March 2012 Remembering Fukushima – time for the building of an alternative energy policy?

1 March 2012 NFLA welcomes Guardian poll that shows 72% are opposed to new nuclear reactors being built in their area

Coming Events

Friday 20th April 2012
Nuclear Free Local Authorities Ireland Seminar
Nuclear developments across the Irish Sea and Sustainable Energy Communities in Ireland

Thursday 26th April
What Future for Nuclear Power?
One Year after Fukushima and on 26th Anniversary of Chernobyl
Friends Meeting House, Mount St, Manchester
7.30pm

For more information on coming events contact the NFLA Secretary on 00 44 (0)161 234 3244.                     

Recent Events

NFLA Steering Committee, 30th March

NFLA All Ireland Forum meeting, 23rd March

NFLA Welsh Forum meeting, Cardiff, 2nd March 2012

NFLA English Forum Seminar, Leeds, 24th February

NFLA Scotland Forum AGM and Seminar, Paisley, 10th February

NFLA UK and Irish Annual General Meeting 2011, Council Offices, Newry

NFLA Energy Policy Briefings

NFLA Policy Briefing 90: Realising a Welsh ‘Renewables Revolution’ in future energy policy, 14th September 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 89: Realising the Scottish ‘Renewables Revolution’ in energy policy, 16th September 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 87: How Ireland can benefit from a ‘Renewables Revolution’ in its future energy policy, 1st September 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 86: Realising an English ‘Renewables Revolution’ in future energy policy, 8th August 2011

What does the NFLA do?

NFLA Service Plan 2012

Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign Progress Report 2010

NFLA Monthly Newsletters

NFLA Newsletter Vol 4 Issue 4, April 2012

NFLA Newsletter Vol 4 Issue 3, March 2012

NFLA Newsletter Vol 4 Issue 2, February 2012

NFLA Annual Newsletter

NFLA Annual Newsletter 2011

NFLA 30th anniversary

NFLA 30th anniversary report of proceedings

Photos

Low Level Radiation Conference

Final report

Submissions to the Nuclear New Build Consultations

Nuclear Safety Report on the Implications of the Fukushima Daiichi Incident – Submission by the Nuclear Free Local Authorities in Advance of the Final Report; Apenndix 1; Appendix 2 Additional addendum (September 2011)

NFLA supplementary note to the UK nuclear safety review following the Fukushima nuclear incident (April 2011)

Issues to consider in UK Nuclear Safety Review following the Fukushima Daiichi incident – submission by the Nuclear Free Local Authorities (April 2011)

Submission to UK Government consultation on funded decommissioning programme for new nuclear reactors (March 2011)

Submission to UK Government consultation on waste transfer pricing for new nuclear reactors (March 2011)

NFLA submission to DECC's updated National Energy Policy Statements

October 2010 response to EA GDA design – ‘NFLA response to the Environment Agency’s consultation on the generic design assessment (GDA) of new nuclear reactors’

NFLA response to UK Government’s justification for new nuclear power stations consultation

NFLA response to UK Government’s National Energy Policy Statements consultation

NFLA response to Energy and Climate Change Select Committee

NFLA response to North West Select Committee

New Nuclear Monitor Briefings

Issue 28 UK Government’s Proposed Electricity Market Reforms – A Public Subsidy for New Nuclear? (May 2012)

Issue 27 - NFLA / Stop Hinkley Submission to the National Infrastructure Directorate Over The Proposed Hinkley Point C Nuclear Reactor, Somerset, South West England (May 2012)

Issue 26 - Submission to Enviroment Agency Radioactive Waste Permit for the proposed Hinkley Point Nuclear Reactor, Somerset, Submission 2/2 – aerial gaseous discharges (December 2011)

Issue 25 - Submission to Enviroment Agency Radioactive Waste Permit for the proposed Hinkley Point Nuclear Reactor, Somerset, Submission 1/2 – marine discharges (December 2011)

NFLA General Policy Briefings

NFLA Policy Briefing 97: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Conference 2012 and Mayors for Peace, 21 May 2012

NFLA Policy Briefing 96: Summary of the NFLA Steering Committee meeting, Manchester Town Hall, 30th March 2012, 13th April 2012

NFLA Policy Briefing 95: Transport of radioactively contaminated steam generators from Berkeley nuclear power plant, Gloucestershire to Sweden, 10 April 2012

NFLA Policy Briefing 94: OSPAR Commission Radaition Substances Committee 2012 – NFLA / KIMO joint reports on Floating Nuclear Power Plants, Fukushima and UK new nuclear build, 4th February 2012

NFLA Policy Briefing 93: Nuclear emergency planning – the ONR Fukushima nuclear safety report, the UK Government’s nuclear emergency planning review and the NFLA Secretariat survey of local authorities and nuclear emergency planning, 12th December 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 92: NFLA submission to the Trident Commission, 9th December 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 91: Summary of the key points from the NFLA Steering Committee and 2011 Annual General Meeting, Newry & Mourne Council Offices, 25th November 2011, 2nd December 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 88: NFLA submission to the Weightman nuclear safety review final report, 31st August 2011

NFLA Policy Briefing 85: Radioactive waste shipments from Canada to Sweden – concerns for UK and Irish local authorities, 26th July 2011

Consultations & Inquiries

NFLA Welsh Forum submission to the Welsh Assembly Environment & Sustainability Committee energy inquiry (September 2011)

Submission of the Nuclear Free Local Authorities to the UK Government’s Consultation on the Implementation of Changes to the Paris - Brussels Conventions on Nuclear Third Party Liability (April 2011)

Submission to UK Government consultation on proposed electricity market reforms (March 2011)

NFLA Submission to NDA Draft Strategy Consultation

Submission to DECC’s consultation on radioactive substances exemptions (October 2010)

Submission to Scottish Government’s additional report on draft radioactive waste management policy (October 2010)

Submission to the NDA’s Low Level Radioactive Waste Strategy (August 2010)

Submission to the Royal Society’s project on nuclear non-proliferation (August 2010)

Submission to the Government’s Consultations on the Finance Arrangements for Radioactive Waste Management and Nuclear Reactor Decomissioning (June 2010)

Response to EU Consultation on Proposals for Legislation on the Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste (May 2010)

Radioactive Waste Briefing

Issue 33 NDA Consultation on Exotic Fuels and Nuclear Materials Stored at the Dounreay Decommissioned Site (March 2012)

Issue 32 “Geological Disposal” of Radioactive Waste in West Cumbria – NFLA Response to the ‘Managing Radioactive Waste Safely’ Public Consultation Document (March 2012)

Issue 31 Ministry of Defence Submarine Dismantling Project Consultation NFLA Overview and Model Response (February 2012)

Issue 30 Submission of the Nuclear Free Local Authorities to the DECC Consultation on “Managing Radioactive Waste Safely: Desk Based Identification and Assessment of Potential Candidate Sites for Geological Disposal” (October 2011)

Issue 29 Exotic Fuels - Dounreay Fast Reactor Credible & Preferred Options, Public Consultation, July 2011, NFLA Model Response to NDA Consultation (August 2011)

Issue 28 NFLA Submission to UK Government Consultation on Long-term Plutonium Management Policy (May 2011)

Issue 27 A brief assessment of Scotland’s Higher Activity Radioactive Waste Policy (January 2011)

Daily News

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