P-06-1311 Exert Welsh interests and defend international law against EdF-Hinkley fish-kill in Severn Estuary
P-06-1311 Exert Welsh interests and defend international law against EdF-Hinkley fish-kill in Severn Estuary
This
petition was submitted by Cian Ciaran, having collected a total of 565
signatures.
Text of Petition:
We call on the Welsh
Government to urgently approach Westminster’s George Eustice over England’s
regulators blatantly disregarding the ‘no harm principle’ in relation to the
Marine Protected Area (MPA) status of the Severn Estuary. This relates to
permitting the dumping of Hinkley sediments and solid materials into the Severn
and continuing the licence for Hinkley’s seawater cooling system which kills
fish and juveniles on a massive scale with significant ecological damage.
Additional Information:
Stewardship of the Severn
MPA is shared between Welsh and English authorities so the Welsh Gov. needs to
press England’s regulators to comply. The MPA was jointly-designated in 2018
under the international OSPAR Commission. The Welsh National Marine Plan (NMP)
prevents harm to fish and further dumping of capital dredgings on the Welsh
side of the Estuary.
The Hinkley report to
Wales’ First Minister said Hinkley Point C power station should use a
land-based cooling system.
● We call on the
Welsh Government to follow this expert advice and challenge George Eustice to
instruct England’s regulators to uphold the MPA status of the Severn Estuary
and adhere to jointly agreed policies on protection and management of
activities in the MPA.
● These common
policies should develop and include the no-harm principle as in the Welsh NMP,
which would include no waste dumping and ending the Hinkley cooling water
intake that is estimated to kill ½ million fish each day of its 60yr life.
This petition was considered completed by
the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 09/01/2023.
The
Committee considered the petition and agreed to close it given that the
Minister has shared the findings of her group with her UK Government
counterpart, and that a public inquiry has upheld the requirement for an
acoustic fish deterrent (AFD).
Full
details of the consideration of this petition by the Committee and related
documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It
was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 09/01/2023.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 09/01/2023