It is particularly important to show our opposition to nuclear power at Sizewell this year because plans for Sizewell C and D power plants are being drawn up right now. Those of you who recently attended the wonderful blockade and demonstration at Hinckley will not be surprised to hear that, like Hinckley, Sizewell power station is owned by EDF, is in an area of outstanding natural beauty right on the edge of the beach, and is situated in a large flood plain. Because the waste from Sizewell B has filled the cooling ponds to capacity, there are plans afoot to build a dry storage facility onsite which will mean that the waste will stay in Sizewell for the next 100 years.

The location of the camp is the beach just yards from the power station. One of the reasons we have the camp there is so that we can interact with local people (there are many dog walkers) and holiday makers. We hand out information and discuss the issues with whoever wants to participate. We also have workshops centring on nuclear power and energy. Because the camp is in an area where many local people come to enjoy the beach, we discourage loud music and heavy drinking because we want to engage with the locals, not alienate them.

On the Saturday we have a demonstration outside the gates of the power station at 12 noon. This year, Ron Bailey has agreed to speak at the demonstration. He is one of the authors of the corruption of governance report which outlines how Parliament was mislead over nuclear power .

More information about the camp can be found here:
 http://stopnuclearpoweruk.net/node/430

And some more pictures from last year’s camp are here:
 http://stopnuclearpower.blogspot.com/2011/04/images-from-sizewell-camp-chernobyl.html

The connection to the very interesting corruption of governance report is here:
 http://www.ukace.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=656&Itemid=37

For further information email  camp@sizewellcamp.org.uk