4:10am Wednesday 29th April 2009
RESIDENTS in Maldon got the chance to hear about a future nuclear power station in Bradwell.
Nigel Knee, from EDF Energy, addressed members of the public at a Maldon Town Council meeting.
The town had missed out on a round of consultations about the proposals late last year.
Fifty people heard Mr Knee and asked questions during the meeting.
Mr Knee said Bradwell remained a candidate for a new power station.
He said: “When we were talking to local communities, we were saying there were a number of sites available, including Bradwell, and we still think Bradwell is a good idea.
“We have a 2017 target for the first one to be operational.”
Mr Knee said land to the east of the current power station would be sold so a new reactor could be built.
The land, which is owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, will be sold at auction.
Mr Knee added: “People like to build new power stations next to existing ones and we think that is a sensible thing to do.”
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