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PEOPLE living near the site of a proposed new nuclear power station have been invited to meet the company behind the scheme at two drop-in events for Thornbury and Oldbury-on-Sever n. Horizon Nuclear Power, which wants to build a new and bigger plant next to the existing Oldbury atomic station, said the sessions would give those attending the chance to raise any questions about the massive development. Horizon is aiming to begin its two-station nuclear programme at Wylfa in North Wales before developing land at Shepperdine, near Thornbury, if it gets the go-ahead for the projects.
But the company continues to face opposition from those opposed to siting the Oldbury-2 plant at what they say is an inappropriate location that is too close to centres of population and in a flood plain. Tim Proudler, planning and consents manager for Horizon, said pre- vious drop-in events had been well supported. He said: "We valued the opportunity to answer their questions and clarify our position on a number of key issues, such as our preference for lower hybrid cooling towers. "As our project develops, we will hold further exhibitions on our proposals. In the meantime we wanted to supplement this activity with something more informal."These regular drop-ins allow us to answer local people's questions and help to ensure that residents are kept up to speed with our thinking."See the full content of this document
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