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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 1d

Diary date: 23 October #SizewellC Community Forum. Meeting starts 6.30pm, Sizewell Sports & Social Leiston, but from 5pm there are exhibits/information stalls for people to ask Qs about different aspects of the project. Expect traffic/transport to be super-busy!
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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 2d

YES! And household bills, yet energy intensive industries are exempt.
“Govt is protecting high-intensity users against these [#SizewellC #nucleartax] hikes but as a result small firms’ bills will shoot up. This is in effect a cross-subsidy"
#StopSizewellC
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

UK small businesses and charities say nuclear levy could add thousands to bills

Charge from next month expected to have disproportionate impact after energy-intensive industries given exemption

www.theguardian.com

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 4d

Sound on to play this video, recorded by a #Sizewell resident on Wednesday morning as #SizewellC installs its temporary sea defence. Noise levels exceeded 90 decibels for extended periods on and off over several hours.
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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 6d

Tonight, Yoxford Village Hall; we gather Richard plans to bring his talk - which includes profiles of people affected by #SizewellC - to other village halls nearby too!
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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 8d

24hrs left to register to speak @ #Sealink Open Floor Hearings, dates below. You'll need your Interested Party number, which you got when you sent your Relevant Representation. This easy guide by @seas-offshore4sure.bsky.social links to the form www.suffolkenergyactionsolutions.co.uk/wp-content/u...

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 9d

Reshaping the archaeological landscape at #SizewellC. - webinar, Wednesday 7pm, a few tickets left
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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reshaping-...

Reshaping the archaeological landscape at Sizewell C

An introduction to the excavations associated construction of a power station on Suffolk's coast.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 10d

Colleagues reported #SizewellC roadworks mayhem on the #A12, the #B1122 into Leiston is closed all this weekend and Church Road #Theberton is to be closed for THREE WEEKS from Monday to the dismay of all who live on it. It's been >18months and the chaos continues
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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 11d

#SizewellC and #SizewellTree make the @EADT24 front page... well done to all protesting from Middleton and beyond; hopefully these trees now have a future!
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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 14d

#SizewellC works this evening; constructing temporary sea defences. Every time we visit the beach our hearts break a little more
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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 15d

Interesting piece but absolutely NOT a rigorous examination of whether #nuclear - and therefore the production of more #nuclearwaste and the spending of £53bn to build somewhere to put it - is necessary....
#StopSizewellC
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Secrets of the deep, deep tunnels where nuclear waste is buried

Almost half a kilometre underground, engineers in Finland are about to seal radioactive material safely for ever. Britain wants to do the same

www.thetimes.com

stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 18d

Wow, over 1,000 speeding vehicles clocked on the B1122 - which is now 30mph from Yoxford to Leiston - in August alone. Are these fines going towards paying for #SizewellC? How many of those caught are HGVs and SZC workers?
#StopSizewellC
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2549430...

New speed cameras catch over 1,000 drivers

Speed cameras set up by the Sizewell C nuclear power station caught more than 1,000 drivers in August.

www.eadt.co.uk

stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 19d

Now #SizewellC will fell TWO Middleton oaks, not seven, but still two too many.... write to [email protected] and ask for them to be spared
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sizewell C to cut down two century-old trees on Middleton road

The power station will fell the trees to make way for a new junction.

www.bbc.co.uk

stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 20d

Discussion about the film “SOS: The San Onofre Syndrome" 25 September 7pm. Join via zoom us02web.zoom.us/j/8401802740...

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 21d

..developers to select sites & threats of a "bonfire of regulations" are hardly the way to build public confidence. We need strong, independent regulators and affected communities to be allowed to actively engage, not to be insulted" 2/2
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www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/backl...

Backlash against UK nuclear push with uncertainty over radioactive waste disposal a key issue | New Civil Engineer

Activists from across the spectrum of anti-nuclear groups and environmentalists raised concerns ranging from waste disposal to reliance on Russian

www.newcivilengineer.com

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 21d

"The government is on a collision course with communities over its plans to expand #nuclear energy. @10DowningStreet's inflammatory rhetoric directed at those who express concern about new nuclear plants, coupled with plans to allow.. 1/2
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www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/backl...

Backlash against UK nuclear push with uncertainty over radioactive waste disposal a key issue | New Civil Engineer

Activists from across the spectrum of anti-nuclear groups and environmentalists raised concerns ranging from waste disposal to reliance on Russian

www.newcivilengineer.com

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 21d

Troubling acceleration of coastal erosion just a few miles south of #SizewellC
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thorpeness woman fears clifftop home will not survive the winter

Jean Flick, 88, is told nothing can be done to protect her home from coastal erosion.

www.bbc.co.uk

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 22d

😡"Nimby opposition to #nuclear waste dumps in the English countryside could be bypassed as @Ed_Miliband considers scrapping the need for local consent. A review has been launched by @energygovuk which could scrap the need for public votes"
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www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 24d

#StopSizewellC “if you want to increase energy output, there are quicker, cheaper renewables available. Technological advances are progressing so quickly, it seems a nonsense to spend a huge amount of money on [#SizewellC] which is a thing of the past.”
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2110...

The seaside village you’ve never heard of that's 'crucial to the UK's survival'

EXCLUSIVE: This tiny hamlet on the coast will be home to a mammoth new nuclear power station generating vital electricity for millions of homes.

www.express.co.uk

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 25d

You can't blame #TheSimpsons for the #nuclear industry's huge expense, delays and budget overruns.... because they are at least as big - if not bigger - reasons for its bad reputation as any safety concerns
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sizewell boss: 'The Simpsons have done nuclear a big disservice'

Sizewell B boss says

www.bbc.co.uk

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 25d

The UK’s uncertainty around a disposal option for #nuclear waste critically undermines its grand ambitions to deploy fleets of small modular reactors (SMRs), campaigners have told @ncedigital.
#StopSizewellC
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/backl...

Backlash against UK nuclear push with uncertainty over radioactive waste disposal a key issue | New Civil Engineer

Activists from across the spectrum of anti-nuclear groups and environmentalists raised concerns ranging from waste disposal to reliance on Russian

www.newcivilengineer.com

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 26d

First of a series of webinars about the archaeology findings on the #SizewellC site on 8 October, 7-9pm
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cotswoldarchaeology.co.uk/events/talk-...

Webinar: Digging into Sizewell C: An Introduction to the Archaeology

8 Oct 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - This is the first in a series of webinars set to take place this autumn and winter, where we will be presenting initial findings from the archaeological excavations ha...

cotswoldarchaeology.co.uk

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 27d

Shocking views. OK so Lord Hunt was Starmer's #nuclear minister (for <1 year) but he properly engaged with NGOs, yet all along this is what he thought. Oh, and seven consultations on #SizewellC only necessary cos they kept changing plans! 😡
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www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

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stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 27d

Jenny Riddell Carpenter MP made a plea in the Commons for an overarching body to ensure energy projects are coordinated and cumulative impact is limited; East Suffolk being an egregious example where this does NOT happen! Piece quotes #StopSizewellC.
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2547199...

Suffolk left with 'uncoordinated whack-a-mole' projects as damage questioned

The Suffolk coast has been left with a series of "uncoordinated whack-a-mole" infrastructure projects, according to Jenny…

www.eadt.co.uk

stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · 29d

Balanced piece that doesn't gloss over some of the inconvenient truths about #nuclear energy..
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK-US nuclear deal: what does it mean and will it really lead to a ‘golden age’?

Starmer announced multibillion-pound link-up to build ‘mini-nukes’ likely to be signed during Trump visit

www.theguardian.com

stopsizewellc.bsky.social @stopsizewellc.bsky.social · Sep 15

!!! "Companies that use a lot of electricity but do not qualify for exemptions will have to pay levies of around £221,000 to fund #SizewellC during 2026, according to analysis published by @CornwallInsight"
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www.ft.com/content/30d3... via @ft

UK nuclear plant to add £200,000 a year to large businesses’ energy bills, analysts say

Cornwall Insight estimates impact of cost of building Sizewell C on companies in Britain

www.ft.com