SIZEWELL C COMMUNITY FORUM

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2 SIZEWELL C COMMUNITY FORUM 26 July

3 Sizewell C Community Forum July 2018 Agenda Chairs introduction Minutes of the last forum available on website Project Directors Report Project Update Community Update Questions and answers Next meeting 3

4 SIZEWELL C PROJECT DIRECTORS REPORT Jim Crawford Sizewell C Project Development Director & Deputy CEO, Bradwell B

5 Sizewell C The Journey So Far 5

6 Stage 3 Consultation Early 2019 Public Consultations events from early 2019 Public events across the area including Leiston, Theberton, Middleton, Sizewell, Wickham Market and Darsham detailed confirmation later this year Based on latest thinking on transport, workforce & accommodation aimed at minimising disruption & ensuring positive legacy benefits 6

7 Why Sizewell C Should be Next The case for building Sizewell C is getting stronger. The development of the station is necessary for the UK s energy future: Sizewell C will be competitive with other low-carbon technologies The risk (hence the cost of finance) will be reduced with four reactors of same design operating by the time construction would begin The cost of building Sizewell C will be reduced by using a mature UK supply chain. High % of UK companies in Sizewell C supply chain much higher than other technologies Sizewell C will provide highly skilled and well-paid employment & contracts for local businesses Sizewell C will have very low connection cost. 7

8 Benefits for the East of England Sizewell C will be a catalyst for development of top-end engineering, construction and manufacturing across the region The East of England is the only region with the potential for two new nuclear projects UK businesses secured 64% of total construction spend on Hinkley Point C The Sizewell C project could create 1000 apprenticeships during construction So far, 1,300 companies from this region have registered on our supply chain portal Regional economic benefit could be up to 200m per year during construction with total of 4 billion over the lifetime. 8

9 Sizewell C Planning Update At the last Community Forum we reported on feedback received from Sizewell C Stage 2 Consultation. That feedback has now been fully reviewed and will be taken into account for Sizewell C Stage 3 Consultation. The following slides provide an overview of the work currently being undertaken to inform Stage 3 Consultation. We will not be commenting on what proposals may be included at Stage 3 Consultation. 9

10 Community Engagement and Outreach The SZC team has been busy since the last Community Forum meeting stakeholders with an interest in the project development. We met more than 4,000 people at this year s Suffolk Show. The team ran an exhibition stand and took part in a Science centre led by the County Council. We also engaged with a wide range of stakeholders including the County and District Councils, the Chamber of Commerce, local landowners and representatives from the region s leading colleges. 10

11 Community Engagement and Outreach Since the last Community Forum the SZC team has engaged in more than 200 meetings, events and conferences. Jim Crawford made a keynote speech at the region s largest energy conference, and the team discussed the project with more than 400 supply chain companies at the event. The team continues to support community events and has just contacted 18 successful applicants to the SZC Community Fund. The team can be contacted at the Leiston office, or via info@sizewellc.co.uk 11

12 SIZEWELL C PROJECT UPDATE Richard Bull

13 Ongoing Work to Inform Sizewell C Stage 3 Assessment Location / Reference Output Engineering Technical Studies Main Development Site Construction sequencing, Material requirements, Site masterplans, noise and lighting levels Strategic Traffic Modelling Modelled area Traffic flows (base, reference case, with-development), highway network impacts Road Safety Assessments Modelled area Road safety impacts arising from withdevelopment traffic flows Rail capacity requirements / Network Rail Landscape and Visual Assessment East Suffolk line / Branch line Defines requirements for rail upgrades track, signalling, level crossings, structures Main Development Site and associated developments Impacts on AONB, Special Landscape Areas and on views from agreed viewpoints Design Significant Structures Main Development Site Design and impact of key buildings and structures Accommodation Strategy Non-home based workers Review Stage 2 assumptions and alternatives, proposed strategy for Stage 3 13

14 Ongoing Work to Inform Sizewell C Stage 3 Assessment Location / Reference Output Noise and Vibration Main Development Site Boundary Treatments Landscaping requirements Noise and Vibration Local Road Network Traffic impacts to inform mitigation requirements Air Quality Main Development Site Emissions report, Construction Dust Assessment Air Quality Local Road Network Air quality impacts from traffic movements Groundwater and Surface Water Main Development Site Environmental impacts, mitigation options, drainage principles Flood Risk Assessment Main Development Site Flooding impacts, mitigation options Flood Risk Assessment Desk Study Associated Development locations Preliminary assessment of flood risk and mitigation options Public Rights of Way Survey Main Development Site Inform overall rights of way strategy and any diversions 14

15 Ongoing Work to Inform Sizewell C Stage 3 Assessment Location / Reference Output Terrestrial Ecology ecological assessment Ecology Habitat Regulation Assessment Main Development Site and associated developments Main Development Site Ecological impacts from construction and operation, including impacts on Sizewell Marshes SSSI Impacts on adjacent and nearby European Sites (Special Protection Areas for birds; Special Areas of Conservation), Marine Navigation Marine traffic data Preliminary navigation risk assessment of design proposals Coastal Geomorphology Marine Water and Sediment Quality Marine Ecology and Fisheries Field sampling and numerical modelling Sampling around Sizewell Field sampling and laboratory assessment Topographic surveys of the shore, shingle tracking, climate change impacts Toxicity assessments, baseline water quality conditions, longer term management needs Underwater noise assessments, review of fishing activity, fish impingement 15

16 Ongoing Work to Inform Sizewell C Stage 3 Assessment Location / Reference Output Skills Eastern Institute of Technology EDF Energy is a supporting the establishment to become a hub to deliver curriculum for the National College of Nuclear Education Suffolk Promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programme in schools Tourism Local area Focus groups to examine some concerns raised at Stage 2 Economic Development Local area How local businesses can benefit from the project Community Meetings Local area Emergency services, social care, education capacity, public health, sports facilities 16

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