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Greenpeace volunteers get into "top security" nuclear control centre

Last edited 13 January 2003 at 9:00am
13 January, 2003
Sizewell: Volunteers enter the site

Sizewell: Volunteers enter the site

Britain's nuclear power stations exposed as easy terror targets

At 6.10 this morning Greenpeace volunteers today exposed the complete lack of security at Britain's flagship nuclear power station, Sizewell B when they were able to walk en masse into the plant and easily gain access to the plant's control building and reactor dome. Nineteen people peacefully gained access to the sensitive control building, nine of whom then made their way to the roof of the reactor dome. Disturbingly, this is the second time Greenpeace volunteers have unopposed been able to break into the nuclear site. Last October 140 volunteers including several in life size Homer Simpson costumes encountered little security as they breached the perimeter fence and occupied rooftops. It took 25 minutes for security guards to arrive at the scene.

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Nuclear site security archive

Last edited 13 January 2003 at 9:00am
Sizewell B: police vans arrive at Sizewell

Sizewell B: police vans arrive at Sizewell

On 13th January, Greenpeace volunteers exposed the complete lack of security at Britain's flagship nuclear power station, Sizewell B, when they were able to walk en masse into the plant and easily gain access to the plant's control building and reactor dome. Disturbingly, this was the second time Greenpeace volunteers were able to break into the nuclear site. In October 2002, 140 volunteers encountered little security as they breached the perimenter fence and occupied rooftops.

Governments have known since the 1990's that terrorists have regarded nuclear power plants as potential targets. Since intelligence reports that the fourth hijacked plane involved in the September 11th 2001 attacks on the United States may have been heading for the nuclear plant at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, this concern has increased. The UK Office of Civil Nuclear Security (part of the Department of Trade and Industry) have now had to admit that nuclear power plants are possible terrorist targets. The most likely scenarios for an attack range from insider sabotage or theft of nuclear materials to outside invasion or assault on a nuclear reactor or waste store.

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Sizewell occupation ends

Last edited 15 October 2002 at 8:00am
15 October, 2002

The seven remaining Greenpeace protesters have come down from Sizewell B nuclear power station this afternoon. Appalling weather conditions left their radiation monitoring equipment waterlogged and as a result it was impossible to guarantee their safety.

Emma Gibson of Greenpeace said:
"This action has succeeded in exposing the government's secret plan to build new nuclear power stations and communicated the message that new nuclear power will be fought every step of the way."

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Sizewell B: The facts

Last edited 14 October 2002 at 8:00am
Sizewell nuclear power station

Sizewell nuclear power station

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150 Greenpeace volunteers occupy Sizewell B nuclear power station

Last edited 14 October 2002 at 8:00am
14 October, 2002
Greenpeace occupy Sizewell in 2002: 72% say no to nuclear power

Greenpeace occupy Sizewell in 2002: 72% say no to nuclear power

150 Greenpeace volunteers have entered the site of Sizewell B nuclear power station as part of a campaign against Government plans to build a new generation of nuclear power stations. The volunteers have not entered any building or interfered with the operation of the plant but have peacefully occupied roof tops around the site. The volunteers plan to maintain a safe, peaceful and non-violent occupation of the site until the Government commits to ending the British nuclear programme.

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British public says no to nuclear yes to wind

Last edited 30 July 2002 at 8:00am
30 July, 2002

Greenpeace projects '72% say no' on Sizewell nuclear reactor

Nearly three-quarters of the British public would rather their electricity came from renewable energy like wind, wave and solar power than from nuclear plants. In a national MORI poll commissioned by Greenpeace 72% said they preferred renewable energy to the nuclear option (cost being similar). The poll also found that 41% of the public would be less likely to vote for a political party if it supported nuclear power (1).

Article tagged as: energy review, policy, press releases, renewable energy, sizewell, wind power