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Catalogue description Sizewell B Inquiry
| Reference: | EG 2 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Sizewell B Inquiry |
| Description: |
This series contains records of the public inquiry into the proposal by the Central Electricity Generating Board to construct a Pressurised Water Reactor nuclear power station at Sizewell, Suffolk, conducted by Sir Frank Layfield QC, between January 1983 and March 1985. The series includes indexed transcripts of the proceedings, evidence, statements and supporting documents. The report of the inquiry, published on 26 January 1987, and a summary can be found in EG 2/2800-2808. |
| Date: | 1920-1987 |
| Arrangement: |
AIMS A multi-group, one dimensional diffussion equation code AGR Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty BNES British Nuclear Energy Society Journal BNFL British Nuclear Fuels Ltd CEC Comission of European Communities CEGB Central Electricity Generating Board COCO Containment Pressure Analysis Code DEn Department of Energy DNB Departure from Nucleate Boiling EC Electricity Council ECC Electricity Consumer Council EURATOM European Atomic Energy Community FOE Friends of the Earth GEC General Electric Company HSC Health and Safety Commission HSE Health and Safety Executive IAEA International Atomic Energy Authority ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection LOCA Loss of Coolant Accident LRTAP Long Range Transport of Air Pollutants LWR Light Water Reactor MARCH Meltdown Accident Response Characteristics MITI Ministry of International Trade and Industry NCB National Coal Board NEDO National Economic Development Office NDT Non-Destructive Testing NERC Natural Environment Research Council NNC National Nuclear Corporation NPP Nuclear Power Plants NII Nuclear Installations Inspectorate NRPB National Radiological Protection Board NSSS meaning unknown NTIS National Technical Information Service NUREG Nuclear Regulatory Commission, US OAQPS Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OPCS Office of Population Censuses and Surveys OPEC Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries OTA Office of Technology Assessment PMT Project Management Team PQ Parliamentary Question PWR Pressure Water Reactor RTZ Rio Tinto Zinc R&D Research and Development SGHWR Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor UN United Nations USAEC US Atomic Energy Commission WEC World Energy Conference |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Sizewell B Inquiry, 1920-1987 |
| Physical description: | 2808 files and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
On 30 January 1981 the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) applied to the Secretary of State for Energy for consent under Section 2 of the Electric Lighting Act 1909, as amended, for the construction of a Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) nuclear power station, Sizewell B, next to an existing nuclear power station near Sizewell, in Suffolk, and for a direction under Section 40 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 that planning permission for the development be deemed to be granted. Following objections from the Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council and others, the Secretary of State appointed Sir Frank Layfield, QC, to conduct a public inquiry into the CEGB's applications under Section 34(1) of the Electricity Act 1957. Sir Christopher Foster MA, Professor W B Hall, FEng, FIMechE, and Dr J Vennart, CBE, DSc, CPhys, PInstP were appointed as Assessors to assist the Inspector; and Professor J M Alexander DSc(Eng), FEng, FIMechE was appointed in November 1983 to advise on the engineering aspects of the transport of spent nuclear fuel. On 11 June 1982 a statement was published under Rule 5(1) of the Electricity Generating Stations and Overhead Lines (Inquiries Procedure) Rule 1981 setting out the points which seemed likely to the Secretary of State to be relevant to his consideration of the CEGB's applications. The statement repeated the terms of the Secretary of State's announcement on 22 July 1982 and said that: "In considering whether the proposed power station should proceed he will take into account the economic, environmental and safety aspect which would be involved, as well as planning aspects. On the information so far available to the Secretary of State, it appears that the following points will be relevant: (a) the Central Electricity Generating Board's requirement for the power station in terms of the need for secure and economic electricity supply and having regard to the Government's long-term energy policy; (b) the safety features relevant to the design, construction and operation of the station and in particular the views of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate as the licensing authority; (c) the arrangements for waste management, in the light of the views of the authorising Departments; (d) the implications of the proposed development (including both construction and operation) for:
The Inquiry was opened by the Inspector, Sir Frank Layfield, QC on 11 January 1983 and sat for 340 days, mainly at the Maltings, Snape, Suffolk. It closed on 7 March 1985. The Inspector delivered the bulk of his report to the Secretary of State on 5 December 1986. The remaining sections were delivered by 13 January 1987. |
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