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Published:
September 24, 2008
Public
meeting to be held in Burnham to debate Hinkley Point expansion
A
public meeting is to be held in Burnham-On-Sea next month to give
residents the chance to quiz power bosses about controversial
plans to extend Hinkley Point nuclear power station.
The
meeting will be held at 6.30pm on Thursday October 16th in the
town's Princess Hall when bosses will discuss the possible construction
of a new nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point in addition to addressing
any fears about the scheme.
A
British Energy spokeswoman told Burnham-On-Sea.com that a series
of six public meetings is to be held across our area next month
to give residents a chance to have their say. Other meetings will
be held in Stogursey, Nether Stowey, Cannington, Bridgwater and
Combwich.
"This
will be the public's chance to influence what happens at Hinkley
Point," said the spokeswoman.
Those
who would like to attend should register in advance by submitting
their name and contact details by email to mail@hinkleynewbuild.co.uk
It
comes as British Energy, the UK's main nuclear power generator,
was officially bought by French energy group EDF on Wednesday
(September 24th) in a £12.4bn deal that will kick-start
government plans for a new generation of atomic plants.
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