Wylfa New Build Project Liaison Group (PLG)
MINUTES
Minutes of the Wylfa New Build Project Liaison Group held on Thursday 21 May 2015 in the Horizon
Wylfa Newydd Office, Cemlyn Rooms A and B.
Attendees:
Name
Organisation
Adam Williams
Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi
Adrian Owen
Alun Roberts
Magnox Ltd
Môn Communities First
Anna M Jones
Tref Alaw Community Council
Cllr. Richard Dew
Cllr. Elfed Jones
Llifon ward
Llanbadrig Community Council
Cllr. Gwilym O Jones
Llifon ward
Cllr. John Griffith
Talybolion ward
Cllr. Llinos Medi Huws
Talybolion ward
Cllr. William Thomas Hughes
Craig Reiersen
Daryl Williams
Dennis Evans
Dr Tom Conway
Dr Trefor Wyn Jones
Twrcelyn ward
Office for Nuclear Regulation
Unite the Union
PLG chair
Wylfa Retirees Association
Bangor University
Enid Williams
Eric Torr
Isle of Anglesey's Youth Service
Ynni Talybolion
Eurwyn Hughes
Geraint Hughes
Geraint Lyn
Greg Evans
Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Ysgol Uwchradd David Hughes
Operations Director, Horizon Nuclear Power
Jac Jones
PLG vice chair / Menter Mechell / Carrog Renewables
Jackie Blackwell
Ynys Mon Citizen's Advice Bureau
Llio Johnson
Anglesey and Gwynedd Partnership (Children and Young People)
Llion Francis
Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern
Lowri Joyce
Magnox Ltd
Margaret Thomas
Ynys Môn Citizen's Advice Bureau
Mark Thornton
North Wales Community Health Council
Sarah Andrews
Public Health Wales
Trevor Howes
Civil Nuclear Constabulary
W Raymond Evans
Anglesey Federation of Small Businesses
Wyn Thomas
Grŵp Llandrillo Menai/Coleg Menai
Members of the public
John Jones
Member of the Public
Michael Dodds
Member of the Public
Peter Jones
Member of the Public
Apologies:
Name
Organisation
Aaron Bayley
Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones
Aled Roberts AM
Aled Roberts
Welsh Assembly Regional Member for North Wales
Taran Disability
Alli Hunt
Nuclear Skills Academy for Nuclear
Alun Ffred Jones AM
Annwen Morgan
Welsh Assembly Member for Arfon constituency
Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern
Carys Edwards
Head of HR – Isle of Anglesey County Council
Cllr. Bleddyn Rowlands
Llanfachraeth Community Council
Cllr. Dafydd Griffiths
Llaneilian Community Council
Cllr. Trefor Lloyd Hughes
Ynys Gybi ward
Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas AM
David Walden
Welsh Assembly Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Office for Nuclear Regulation
Rt Hon Elfyn Llwyd MP
Emyr Williams
Member of Parliament for Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Ysgol Uwchradd David Hughes
Rt Hon Hywel Williams MP
Member of Parliament for Arfon
Janet Finch Saunders AM
Welsh Assembly Member for Aberconwy
Jean Jones
John Chamberlain
Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones
Anglesey Agricultural Society/ Holyhead Rotary Club
Llŷr Gruffydd AM
Welsh Assembly Regional Member for North Wales
Paddy McNaught
Unite the Union
Phil Scott
Anglesey Tourism Partnership
Professor David Shepherd
Rita Lyon
Bangor University
Môn Communities First
Siân Ritchings
Chwarae Teg
Sian Purcell
Deputy Chief Officer, Medrwn Môn
Stephen Lindoe
Country Land and Business Association
Tim Jones
Natural Resources Wales
Tony Jones
Regional Community Cohesion Co-ordinator – Isle of Anglesey County Council
Members of the public
Mel O'Hara
Member of the Public
If your name has been inadvertently missed from this list or recorded inaccurately, please contact Horizon on
0800 954 9516 or at wylfaenquiries@horizonnuclearpower.com.
Welcome from the chair – Dennis Evans
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The Chairman, Dennis Evans (DE), welcomed everyone to the meeting and ran through the
housekeeping arrangements for the meeting (inc. Health & Safety, fire alarm procedures etc)
Minutes of the last meeting – Dennis Evans
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The minutes of the last meeting (3rd December 2014) were agreed as a true and correct
record of proceedings and approved by members.
Matters Arising
Dr Tom Conway (TC) noted that land around Holyhead Road and Ffordd y Felin had a development
of 16 houses proposed. TC stated that Dŵr Cymru/Welsh Water had said that no further
developments would be allowed until the sewage plant had been improved, and asked for comment.
The Chair asked if anyone from the Isle of Anglesey County Council (IACC) or DC/WW was present
who could respond. As there were no representatives present, the Chair advised TC to approach
DC/WW directly
Election of Vice-Chair
The current vice-chair, Jac Jones (JJ) asked to address the meeting, and announced that he would
not be standing for personal reasons. He thanked those who had nominated him, and said that he
hoped to continue representing Mechell Community Council at future PLG meetings, subject to
confirmation by the council that he would be the representative going forward. He imparted his
good wishes to the PLG, and following a message of thanks from the Chair for his service over the
years, JJ left the meeting.
Project Update - Charlie Tasker, Director of Project Development, Horizon Nuclear Power
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Charlie Tasker (CT) echoed the Chair’s thanks to JJ for his service and wished him well for the
future.
CT congratulated Greg Evans on his new role as Operations Director for Wylfa Newydd. Greg
is scheduled to start in his new role on June 1, and will be based at the Wylfa Newydd site
office, not in Gloucester. He added that Horizon was also hoping to appoint an
apprenticeships scheme manager shortly.
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CT said that the Interim Consultation Report was currently being prepared. Horizon is now
focusing on developing more detailed proposals for key areas of the project, including
preparing the site for construction, developing support facilities (e.g. worker
accommodation), and improving roads.
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CT explained that Horizon is eager to share information over the summer, and that
information sharing events were being planned. The next consultation phase of pre-
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application consultation - or PAC 2, would be held Winter 2015/16, depending on the
progress of planning and design work.
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CT went on to discuss site activity and said that the first major phase of ground investigation
(GI) works on site had now been completed. CT added that more GI works were planned for
2015, both onshore and offshore, to better understand the geological conditions of the
ground and sea bed. Initial GI works were also planned along the A5025.
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CT said that Horizon was preparing plans to relocate essential Magnox buildings currently
located on Horizon land - the Alternative Emergency Control Centre (AECC) and District
Survey Laboratory (DSL) - to land opposite the site entrance, but within the site boundary.
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CT added that general site maintenance was continuing, which included removing old and
unsafe structures. A variety of survey work was also being carried out, including traffic and
environmental surveys on the A5205 and hydrology, geology and ecology studies across the
main site. These would inform the environmental management plans for the Wylfa Newydd
project.
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CT noted that a habitat management programme had been undertaken at Tre’r Gof, which is
a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) adjacent to the proposed station site. This meant
that fencing around the area could be improved and cattle can now graze in the reserve
adjacent to the SSSI. This work was completed in conjunction with the Anglesey Grazing
Animals Partnership, North Wales Wildlife Trust and Natural Resources Wales.
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CT discussed how the owners of properties nearest to the site could benefit from the launch
of Horizon’s Neighbourhood Support Scheme. This initiative provides compensatory
payments to home owners whose property may have lost market value due to the Wylfa
Newydd proposals, subject to applicants meeting the criteria set out in the scheme.
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CT said Horizon was continuing to fund local groups and organisations, including Ysgol
Thomas Jones and the Anglesey Young Farmers Federation. CT explained that, as well as
appointing an education programme co-ordinator, Horizon had also developed the
framework for their Education Programme and were engaging with local schools, colleges
and universities. He noted that Horizon were attending events including Big Bang Cymru and
the Codi STEM programme (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), with the goal of
inspiring students to engage with STEM subjects.
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CT said that Horizon’s first engineering apprenticeship scheme would be starting in
September 2016 and that local students would be invited to apply to take part in it. Horizon
would also be continuing to support Cwmni Prentis Menai’s apprenticeship scheme for the
fourth year running.
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CT emphasised that Wylfa Newydd would provide a huge boost for the local economy, both
during the construction phase and the operational phase. The estimated figures were £100m
a year added to the local economy during construction and £40m a year during the
operational phase, which would last for at least 60 years.
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Local companies were already benefitting from the project, CT said. A recent ground works
programme saw 14 different companies from a wide range of sectors awarded contracts.
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CT announced there would be a joint Horizon/Hitachi-GE national supply chain event in
Llandudno in July. This would be an opportunity for local and regional businesses to connect
with existing supply chain partners and start realising their ambitions to be part of the
successful delivery of this project.
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CT discussed recruitment and said that there were 32 staff based in the Wylfa Newydd site
office at the moment. Due to the fact that the staff numbers would continue to rise, there
were plans underway to expand the Wylfa site office to accommodate up to 80 staff. CT said
that they were recruiting locally and keen to increase the majority number of Welsh
speakers in the team.
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CT said that he expected a variety of job opportunities to be created during the year and
that jobseekers should keep checking Horizon’s website and Twitter feed. They should also
look out for adverts in the local paper. CT asked if there were any questions.
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Councillor William Hughes asked whether Horizon had any plans for the former Shell site at
Rhosgoch, and if there were any plans to improve the A5025 between Wylfa Newydd and
Amlwch. He said that there were accidents on the road on a weekly basis, and the vast
amount of traffic that would coincide with this project would surely add to this problem.
 CT said that in the event that Horizon decided to propose housing workers at Amlwch
then it would also look at the requirement and potential for improving that stretch
of the A5025. At the moment Horizon was still developing its worker
accommodation strategy.
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Councillor Gwilym Jones asked for more details about the apprenticeship schemes that were
mentioned in CT’s presentation.
 Richard Foxhall (RF) said that Horizon’s scheme would be starting in September 2016,
and students who complete the one-year Enhanced Learning Programme will have
the opportunity to apply for a place on Horizon’s Level 3 engineering apprenticeship
scheme. There will be an intake of up to 12 apprentices in the first year. Once fully
developed, the scheme will continue recruiting annually over the 60-year
operational design life of the power station. Regarding Cwmni Prentis Menai’s
scheme, Horizon will continue to support the scheme which is a three year
programme for all apprentices. RF said that the benefit of having a three year
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programme was that everyone who completed it and had not dropped out during
the three years would be 100% sure that they were following the right career path.
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Councillor John Griffith asked how much notice Horizon would take of the Supplementary
Planning Guidance (SPG) that the Isle of Anglesey County Council had drawn up, and that he
was very disappointed with the reply to this question which he asked at the last meeting, He
asked if CT had given this matter further consideration.
 CT said that he had spent some time discussing his comments with Councillor Griffith
after the last meeting had closed, and suspected there had been a misunderstanding
in relation to his comments on the SPG at the previous PLG meeting. He emphasised
that Horizon were looking to comply with the SPG wherever possible and that this
was an integral part of the planning process. Further, the obvious path to ensuring
planning applications could be processed smoothly, then Horizon would have to
ensure that, as far as possible, each application would have to take all aspects of
planning law, planning guidance and the Supplementary Planning Guidance into
account with each application. However, on occasion it be difficult to comply with
the SPG on some issues if the SPG was directly at odds with feedback given by the
community as part of Horizon’s ongoing consultation programme. If that did
happen, Horizon would discuss the issues with Isle of Anglesey County Council at the
earliest opportunity in order to agree a mutually acceptable solution.
PAC 1 (Pre-application consultation) Feedback - Carrie Garlett
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Carrie Garlett (CG) said that Horizon had used a company called Dialogue by Design for a
third party review of the responses to PAC 1 and had summarised responses by consultation
question/theme, and by stakeholders, local community groups and individuals. Themes and
unique responses had been highlighted. CG explained that the results would be rolled into
the Consultation Summary Report that was being prepared by Horizon for publication later
in 2015.
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CG then listed some of the high level themes featured throughout the consultation
feedback. This included strong feelings that the Welsh language and culture must be
protected, the support and retention of tourism must be addressed, road improvements
were necessary and that community benefits must accompany the project.
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Other feedback from PAC 1 included thoughts and opinions on the following topics – the
nature of consultation, environmental concerns, emergency service providers, coastal
protection, architecture, transport, housing, associated development, employment and
community benefits.
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Horizon’s approach to socio-economic impacts - Stefanie O’Gorman, Director of Sustainable
Economics, Jacobs, and Maia Gralewski, Environmental Impact Assessment Manager, Horizon
Nuclear Power
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Maia Gralewski (MG) noted that Horizon had commissioned Impact Assessments to support
its Development Consent Order and its Town and Country Planning Applications. MG added
that the Environmental Impact Assessment, the Health Impact Assessment and the Language
Impact Assessment were all linked to the Environmental Impact Assessment. MG also
discussed the key programme dates.
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Stefanie O’Gorman (SOG) started by giving a brief overview of the purpose and aims of a
socio-economic assessment, which include investigating the effects on people and
communities in terms of how people live and work, the effects on businesses in terms of
growth opportunities and limitation, and the wider effects on the economy as a result of
spending on the project.
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SOG discussed the assessment coverage. The assessment directly covers the construction
phase, and indirectly covered the operational phase. SOG explained that because Horizon
would be spending locally (on salaries earned by local people, for example) there would be a
knock-on effect and that the money would be re-spent locally.
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SOG explained that a ‘baseline’ assessment of the key socio-economic characteristics had
also been completed. This was to understand how things were now, without the effects of
the project. This would then clearly show how the project impacts any given area.
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SOG talked about the key socio-economic topics. One of these was employment, and the
direct, the indirect and the potential impact on existing industries and services As a result of
staff currently employed by them potentially leaving to join the Wylfa Newydd construction
workforce, and leaving a worker shortfall in the local economy. Another was tourism and the
impact the Project could have on businesses which are reliant on tourism. This was
examined in terms of the potential change in visitor numbers, the impact on holiday
accommodation availability and the possible competition for bed spaces. The impact on
housing availability and prices was also discussed (with a short survey to be published
shortly), along with community resources, public services, land use, and social cohesion.
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SOG discussed some of the potential effects on the local community during construction.
She noted that there would be an increased demand for public services used by workers or
members of workers’ households, a change in the demand for education services and
accident and emergency services. There would be changes to health and wellbeing (covered
by the HIA), changes in the proportion of Welsh speakers in communities (covered by the
LIA), and changes in the perceived risk of crime, reported crime or public order incidents.
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SOG then discussed some of the mitigation measures for these impacts on the local
community. These included developing and implementing a worker accommodation
strategy, including provision of appropriate facilities and services (emergency services and
health facilities), and establishing a Code of Conduct for the workers.
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SOG explained Horizon’s approach to mitigation and enhancement. There will be strategies
devised for each key impact area, such as worker accommodation, tourism, associated
developments, emergency planning and security and an integrated traffic and transport
strategy. Inherent benefits of the project would be identified, as would the opportunities to
maximise local value.
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SOG discussed the inherent benefits of the project. She said it would create significant
employment opportunities locally and regionally. There would be an opportunity to reduce
unemployment. People would be able to get jobs that match their skills. Out-migration
would be reduced and nuclear expertise would be maintained on Anglesey. There would be
training and education opportunities in a growth sector. SOG asked if there were any
questions.
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DE thanked SOG, MG and CT for the wide-ranging presentations, and noted that projects like
Wylfa Newydd understandably generate excitement and concerns because local people
understood that the place they lived in would change forever as a result.
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Dr John Idris Jones thanked the speakers for the presentations. He said he was very aware
that many people were leaving the Island to work, with some going to work in the North Sea
and some to the Middle East. He asked what Horizon’s plan was to attract people back to
Anglesey, and noted that he thought it would be tricky seeing as some of the work was
starting now but the majority wouldn’t start until 2019.
 CT agreed that people working abroad might see Wylfa Newydd as a great opportunity
to return to Anglesey and that was why all jobs are advertised online and via social
media, as well as using traditional local print media.
Dr John Idris Jones also stated that it is important that North Wales people are made aware
of opportunities based in Gloucester, and also of opportunities with Hitachi-GE
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Sarah Andrews, Public Health Wales noted the list of mitigation strategies that were
presented. However, she noted that Emergency Planning was not included as a theme in the
PAC1 feedback that had been presented – did it come up as a subject of concern in the
feedback responses Horizon received? ?
- CG responded that the subject of emergency planning did come up periodically in the
feedback responses and subjects such as the Project’s impact on police, fire and ambulance
services was very much part of the ongoing strands being assessed.
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Sian Purcell and Dr Tom Conway both noted that many of the workers would be bringing
wives and families with them, and expressed concern that the figure that would need to be
considered in relation to the housing needs might be 8000, or even higher, double or treble
that perhaps. TC asked whether the Local Joint Development Plan took account of these
construction worker numbers specifically.
 DE assured TC that the LJDP does take it into account
 CT said that with the construction work especially, many of the workers might be
travelling in from other areas and they would likely come alone and go back to their
families on the weekend, as they prefer to keep their families static. He said this was
based on previous experience.
 Wyn Thomas (WT) noted that there is a population of 765,000 across the six counties
of North Wales, and between 5-6,000 within the 90 minute drive-to-work area, in
order to give context to the estimated construction worker numbers. He also note
that Grŵp Llandrillo Menai services four of those 6 counties, in relation to training
provision for the future workforce.
Elfed Jones (EJ) stated that the Island had 1,200 unemployed and 2,000 on sickness benefit.
He asked if Horizon would be likely to see workers from overseas coming to work on the
Project.
 SOG replied that workers could come from a variety of backgrounds and understanding
the likely cultural make up of the workforce would be a vital part of measuring its
possible impacts.
Llio Johnson stated that 30% of children live in poverty, and that the leve of wages is low.
She asked that Horizon do its utmost to ensure that as a minimum the Living Wage is used
for construction workers to help get them out of poverty.
Hitachi-GE project update – Tristram Denton, Communications Manager, Hitachi-GE
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Tristram Denton (TD) explained that Hitachi-GE were now at the ‘preparing for delivery’
phase of the project. He explained that they will be forming a team to deliver an EPC
(Engineering, Procurement and Construction) scope of work, under contract to Horizon.
They will be the UK ABWR (Advanced Boiling Water Reactor) technology provider and the
EPC prime contractor - but Horizon will remain as the overall project lead.
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TD said that Hitachi-GE’s UK operation now has over 30 full time staff - a combination of UK
recruits and Japanese ex-pats. TD explained that this team is supported by a team of around
250 people in Japan. The senior management are now based in the UK, so the decision
making is localised. He explained that there will be an increased Hitachi-GE presence at the
Wylfa Newydd site office as the project progresses.
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TD went on to discuss engaging the supply chain. He said that they had undertaken initial
studies of UK capability, and that they are currently working with the NAMRC (Nuclear
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Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre) to peer-review the findings. TD said that
communications activity would increase in 2015 so businesses could understand more about
the goods and services Hitachi-GE would require. Similarly, Hitachi-GE could get a better
understanding of the goods and services available from suppliers. TD explained that they
wanted to work with Welsh and UK suppliers but emphasised that the standards would have
to be high enough - there would be no compromise on safety, quality, capacity or cost.
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TD said that the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) had shown so far that the ABWR
technology is acceptable in the UK. TD explained that The Office for Nuclear Regulation
(ONR) publishes a quarterly review, and the January-March period review had been
published that day. It showed that the pace of delivery was good and still on target and that
the communications between Hitachi-GE and the ONR were being maintained to a good
standard.
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TD discussed the construction phase. He said that this phase has a significant impact on
opportunities for local workforces, on how the project impacts the community, and on the
successful delivery of Wylfa Newydd.
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TD explained that Hitachi-GE and Horizon had conducted a programme of Joint Studies over
the past two years, to build their understanding of the UK construction environment, as well
as the specific conditions at the Wylfa Newydd site. TD noted that a further joint study was
underway and expected to run throughout 2015.
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DE thanked TD and said that there would be a slot on offer to Hitachi-GE at every upcoming
PLG meeting.
Craig Reiersen - Head of New Reactor Licensing at the Office for Nuclear Regulation
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Craig Reiersen (CR) was invited to say a few words. CR explained that there are three key
aspects to ONR’s work on new reactors – generic design assessment; nuclear site licensing;
and nuclear reactor construction. He added that they would be offering constructive advice
during this process.
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CR explained that the submission for the reactor in this project should be received by mid
2016, which would then be followed by a formal assessment phase, and if everything was
satisfactory, the license would be granted mid 2018.
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CR said that if there was sufficient interest, he would be happy to give a short presentation
in the future.
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National Grid Project Update – Martin Kinsey, Senior Project Manager, National Grid North Wales
Connection Project
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Martin Kinsey (MK) discussed the current need case. He noted that there would need to be
an additional connection from Wylfa by 2025, and that prior to the new connection being
put in place. A mainland reinforcement would also have to be completed in 2020.
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MK discussed the different connection options that had been considered. One was a subsea
connection from Wylfa to Deeside. The estimated cost of this option would be £1.1 billion.
MK noted that no nuclear power station in the world was connected with only subsea
cables, and that it would mean significant technical challenges. Even though faults were
rare, if they did occur the connection could be out of service for six months.
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MK said that another option was a ‘hybrid’ connection – a land-sea combination. This would
cost approximately £915 million. This option would still mean 18km of pylons on Anglesey,
and again the cost and time needed to repair cables in the sea would be significant.
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MK explained that National Grid’s proposed option was for an onshore-only connection. MK
said this would involve overhead cables and that National Grid did appreciate the visual
effect this would have. MK explained that National Grid were committed to placing 3-4km of
the connection underground at the Menai Strait, and were also looking at whether it would
be unacceptable to place overhead cables in some other locations - because of landscape
and visual impact. MK added that faults are rare but on land they can be identified and fixed
more quickly and efficiently.
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MK stated that the cost of National Grid’s proposed option was £550m, so significantly less
than the other two options. MK emphasised that having a low cost would be beneficial to
everyone, as higher costs would be passed on to everyone in energy bills.
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MK then showed the area which the overhead cables would cover in their proposed plan the ‘orange corridor’. This was the option that was best received by the public out of the
four corridors presented in the consultation. 121 out of 153 members of the public
preferred this option. This ‘corridor’ was also the shortest and least densely populated
route.
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MK noted that there was still a lot of work to be done, and that the next steps would include
talking to landowners, conducting environmental surveys and investigating ways to reduce
the impact of the line. There would also be two further consultations - the first in Autumn
2015 and the second in 2016. MK said that the submission for the planning application
would then follow, and if granted, work would hopefully start in 2020. MK asked if there
were any questions.
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Councillor John Griffith (JG) said that the majority of people were totally against the
overhead option, and that National Grid were going totally against local feeling. JG noted
that the connection between Scotland and Lancashire for the wind farms in Scotland was a
subsea one and that measures had been taken in that instance to avoid having overhead
cables along the Lake District. JG asked why the same consideration had not been given to
Anglesey.
 MK corrected the statement that the subsea connection was from Scotland to
Lancashire, and that it ends at Deeside. He then explained that the subsea, direct
current (DC) option had been the most appropriate for that project for a number of
reasons and that it wasn’t the most suitable option for the Wylfa Newydd project.
He also gave a detailed explanation of the options, the process Natiopnal Grid have
to follow, and the appraisal of the work underlining their preferred option.
 JG asked what the cost of the subsea cable from Scotland to Deeside was.
 MK explained he didn’t have that information, but could find out. Steve Knight
Gregson (SKJ) added further detail on subsea, such as substantial additional land for
converter stations at either end of the cable, for example.
 JG noted his disappointment that National Grid were prepared to spend a lot to avoid
pylons in the Lake District, but not on Anglesey
Unidentified lady at the back of the room asserted that National Grid had gone about it the
wrong way and had looked at their options, chosen one, and then consulted on that option.
Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
 MK explained that this wasn’t the case, and that they had consulted with major
stakeholders, local authorities, the Countryside Council for Wales (now Natural
Resources Wales), and local people. All the options were included in the
consultation pack. The feedback was that the preferred option was in the sea but
people had said that, if there had to be overhead cables, they should at least be
placed underground at the Menai Strait.
 Unidentified questioner – Did CCW agree with your options?
 MK – looking at all the criteria we have to meet, they understood how our conclusions
were reached.
Dr John Idris Jones thanked MK for the presentation and the explanation of the different
options. He asked why National Grid are ultimately driven by cost?
 MK said that there were other factors in their decisions. However he did state that
cost was a key element. He noted that National Grid operated to Government
legislation, and that the Electricity Act 1989 stated that there was a requirement to
operate economically but in an environmentally way. The Planning Act 2008 also
gives guidelines that apply to ensure an appropriate balance had to be achieved.
Chair and vice chair election update – candidates announced and voting opened
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DE noted that the PLG had been established for four years now, and so the process of
electing a chairman and vice chairman was now in progress. It was announced that for the
role of chairman, they had received one proposal, which was for Dennis Evans to continue in
the position. DE said he appreciated the support. For the role of vice chairman, it was
announced that Dr Tom Conway and Wyn Thomas were standing. Letters would be sent to
members explaining the voting process. The successful nominee would be announced by
post or in the next meeting.
Any Other Business
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RF announced that the latest Wylfa Newydd community newsletter had been posted and
33,000 houses would be receiving it.
Close
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DE thanked everyone for attending. The meeting closed at 8.40pm.
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