Welcome to the Nuclear Free Local Authorities website. We hope you find the information here useful.
In the following pages you will find details about the range of NFLA research, policy and legal work.
This work is designed to assist local government in meeting its commitment to sustainable development, environmental protection and public safety.
Latest News
17 April 2012 NFLA Policy Briefing outlines concerns over the movement of radioactively contaminated heat exchangers from Berkeley to Sweden
14 March 2012 NFLA Welsh Forum ‘surprised and disappointed’ with Welsh Government policy change on new nuclear build at Wylfa
12 March 2012 Remembering Fukushima – time for the building of an alternative energy policy?
1 March 2012 NFLA welcomes Guardian poll that shows 72% are opposed to new nuclear reactors being built in their area
28 February 2012 NFLA Welsh Forum holding cross-party panel on the future direction of Welsh energy policy
28 February 2012 NFLA raise nuclear emergency planning concerns in Greenpeace International report with DECC and ONR
23 February 2012 NFLA English Forum seminar discusses radiation and health, nuclear waste and nuclear emergency planning issues
21 February 2012 NFLA contacts Parliamentary Select Committee Chairs to call for reappraisal of National Policy Statements on new nuclear power
14 February 2012 NFLA submits its response to MOD on submarine dismantling – apply environmental principles and don’t build any more submarines
Coming Events
Friday 20th April 2012
Nuclear Free Local Authorities Ireland Seminar
Nuclear developments across the Irish Sea and Sustainable Energy Communities in Ireland
Thursday 26th April
What Future for Nuclear Power?
One Year after Fukushima and on 26th Anniversary of Chernobyl
Friends Meeting House, Mount St, Manchester
7.30pm
For more information on coming events contact the NFLA Secretary on 00 44 (0)161 234 3244.
Recent Events
NFLA Steering Committee, 30th March
NFLA All Ireland Forum meeting, 23rd March
NFLA Welsh Forum meeting, Cardiff, 2nd March 2012
NFLA English Forum Seminar, Leeds, 24th February
NFLA Scotland Forum AGM and Seminar, Paisley, 10th February
NFLA UK and Irish Annual General Meeting 2011, Council Offices, Newry
NFLA Energy Policy Briefings
NFLA Policy Briefing 90: Realising a Welsh ‘Renewables Revolution’ in future energy policy, 14th September 2011
NFLA Policy Briefing 89: Realising the Scottish ‘Renewables Revolution’ in energy policy, 16th September 2011
NFLA Policy Briefing 87: How Ireland can benefit from a ‘Renewables Revolution’ in its future energy policy, 1st September 2011
NFLA Policy Briefing 86: Realising an English ‘Renewables Revolution’ in future energy policy, 8th August 2011
What does the NFLA do?
NFLA Monthly Newsletters
NFLA Newsletter Vol 4 Issue 4, April 2012
NFLA Newsletter Vol 4 Issue 3, March 2012
NFLA Newsletter Vol 4 Issue 2, February 2012
NFLA Annual Newsletter
Low Level Radiation Conference
Submissions to the Nuclear New Build Consultations
Nuclear Safety Report on the Implications of the Fukushima Daiichi Incident – Submission by the Nuclear Free Local Authorities in Advance of the Final Report; Apenndix 1; Appendix 2 Additional addendum (September 2011)
NFLA supplementary note to the UK nuclear safety review following the Fukushima nuclear incident (April 2011)
Submission to UK Government consultation on funded decommissioning programme for new nuclear reactors (March 2011)
Submission to UK Government consultation on waste transfer pricing for new nuclear reactors (March 2011)
NFLA submission to DECC's updated National Energy Policy Statements
NFLA response to UK Government’s justification for new nuclear power stations consultation
NFLA response to UK Government’s National Energy Policy Statements consultation
New Nuclear Monitor Briefings
NFLA General Policy Briefings
NFLA Policy Briefing 96: Summary of the NFLA Steering Committee meeting, Manchester Town Hall, 30th March 2012, 13th April 2012
NFLA Policy Briefing 95: Transport of radioactively contaminated steam generators from Berkeley nuclear power plant, Gloucestershire to Sweden, 10 April 2012
NFLA Policy Briefing 94: OSPAR Commission Radaition Substances Committee 2012 – NFLA / KIMO joint reports on Floating Nuclear Power Plants, Fukushima and UK new nuclear build, 4th February 2012
NFLA Policy Briefing 93: Nuclear emergency planning – the ONR Fukushima nuclear safety report, the UK Government’s nuclear emergency planning review and the NFLA Secretariat survey of local authorities and nuclear emergency planning, 12th December 2011
NFLA Policy Briefing 92: NFLA submission to the Trident Commission, 9th December 2011
NFLA Policy Briefing 91: Summary of the key points from the NFLA Steering Committee and 2011 Annual General Meeting, Newry & Mourne Council Offices, 25th November 2011, 2nd December 2011
NFLA Policy Briefing 88: NFLA submission to the Weightman nuclear safety review final report, 31st August 2011
NFLA Policy Briefing 85: Radioactive waste shipments from Canada to Sweden – concerns for UK and Irish local authorities, 26th July 2011
Consultations & Inquiries
NFLA Welsh Forum submission to the Welsh Assembly Environment & Sustainability Committee energy inquiry (September 2011)
Submission to UK Government consultation on proposed electricity market reforms (March 2011)
NFLA Submission to NDA Draft Strategy Consultation
Submission to DECC’s consultation on radioactive substances exemptions (October 2010)
Submission to the NDA’s Low Level Radioactive Waste Strategy (August 2010)
Submission to the Royal Society’s project on nuclear non-proliferation (August 2010)
Radioactive Waste Briefing
Issue 33 NDA Consultation on Exotic Fuels and Nuclear Materials Stored at the Dounreay Decommissioned Site (March 2012)
Issue 31 Ministry of Defence Submarine Dismantling Project Consultation NFLA Overview and Model Response (February 2012)
Issue 28 NFLA Submission to UK Government Consultation on Long-term Plutonium Management Policy (May 2011)
Issue 27 A brief assessment of Scotland’s Higher Activity Radioactive Waste Policy (January 2011)
Daily News
Nuclear Free Local Authorities initiated and part-fund a daily nuclear news monitoring service. Information about the service and how to subscribe can be found at: http://www.no2nuclearpower.org.uk/maillist/