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Consultation on EDF Energy’s EIADR application for consent for Hinkley Point B power station

Consultation temporarily paused

This consultation has been temporarily paused while we await further details from EDF Energy relating to the Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) Screening Report.

Once the necessary information has been received, the consultation will be relaunched for a further 90 days.

If you have any questions, please email eiadr@onr.gov.uk 

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has received an application from EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd (EDF Energy) to decommission the Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Somerset.

To support this application, EDF Energy has submitted an environmental statement that includes an environmental impact assessment for the proposed decommissioning project. This statement outlines the measures intended to avoid, prevent, reduce, and, if possible, offset any significant adverse environmental effects.

ONR is inviting comments and feedback from all stakeholders on the environmental statement to help inform our decision on the application.

Please note that all comments received will be anonymised (individual names removed) and shared with EDF Energy. Unless specifically requested, the names of organisations will not be removed. Additionally, anonymised comments will be included in our consent decision record.

This application for consent has been submitted under the Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) Regulations 1999.

How to respond

All comments will be considered and should be sent by email to eiadr@onr.gov.uk, or sent by post to:

SDFW Division, Nuclear Liabilities Team, Office for Nuclear Regulation, Building 4, Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 7HS.

Please state ‘consultation for Hinkley Point B EIADR application for consent’ within the email subject or letter.
Responses to the consultation should be provided by 9 December 2024.

ONR’s response to the consultation exercise, and the final decision, will be published on the website in due course.

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