Communities to Have their Say on Permits at Sizewell C

Friday, 12 July 2024 06:00

Visual representation of the development at Sizewell C. Credit: Sizewell C Ltd

The Environment Agency is inviting local communities to have their say on permits for construction at Sizewell C nuclear power station in East Suffolk.   

People from Leiston and surrounding areas can give feedback during the public consultation, which runs until the 6th of August 2024.   

Sizewell C Limited has applied for 2 environmental permits relating to the construction of the power station, one dealing with water discharge and the other with the operation of diesel generators.

Construction Water Discharge Activity permit: to allow the company to remove water from its construction site. It is proposing 9 discharge points to remove groundwater from excavations and rainfall. The receiving environments (Sizewell Foreshore, the North Sea, Leiston Beck and surrounding tributaries) for the water discharges are provided in the permit application.  

Combustion Activity permit: to allow the company to operate diesel generators at the construction site. The static and mobile generators provide electricity to power tools and equipment needed for the construction of the power station. Mobile generators can be moved to different locations within the boundary of the permitted site, as required by the workforce.  

The applications and the consultation can be viewed at the link below:

https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/nuclear-consultations/

The consultations close on 6 August 2024. After the consultation ends, the Environment Agency will consider all comments made during the consultation before deciding whether to grant the environmental permits.  