Together Against Sizewell C (TASC)

 

TASC Mission Statement – adopted July 2022

Our mission is:- To lawfully campaign against the development of Sizewell C and any further nuclear power plants at Sizewell in Suffolk as well as other nuclear power installations, the electrical output from which could be produced by more environmentally sensitive means.

To promote renewable production of electricity as it is less costly, less environmentally damaging and produces no radioactive waste, achieving a more secure, sustainable and manageable source of electricity for the benefit of future generations and the planet.

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TASC have been campaigning against the proposed Sizewell C for over 10 long years, below are our original aims and objectives.

“Together against Sizewell C (TASC) is an unincorporated group of people and organisations formed to oppose the building of Sizewell C and its associated works in a legal, open, peaceful and fully accountable manner”.
This guiding statement for TASC has been decided upon because we want everyone associated with the group to feel comfortable with its identity and purpose. We intend to vigorously challenge the case for Sizewell C by:

  • Enabling the public to have access to balanced and objective information on the facts of the new development
  • Requiring decision makers and local representatives to openly account for and justify their support for the new build.

We welcome all support, as the broader our base the more solidly we can stand against all the Sizewell C proposals. We are not elitist or secretive and we open our doors to anyone so long as they agree to abide by the guiding statement.
Despite the years of virtually unopposed propaganda from EDF and the government, people who support nuclear power tend to have a reluctant acceptance of it rather than positively embracing it. If we can present people with objective information about the Sizewell C proposals, we believe we can succeed in getting people to reject Sizewell C.
We will use a variety of methods to do this. This list is not exhaustive, and as new members of TASC come on board the list will be adapted to accommodate their ideas.

  • public meetings on health, emergency planning and other topics
  • petitions to the council/government
  • well researched information leaflets
  • a website
  • press releases, letters to the press, and radio and T.V interviews
  • social media output on Facebook and Twitter
  • lobbying local and national politicians
  • a poster campaign

 

Politicians at both local and national levels are supporting Sizewell C without paying heed to what local communities say, but as was seen by the decision by Cumbria County Council to veto a nuclear waste repository in its district, local politicians can have a huge influence over the government’s plans. The remit of local councillors requires them to make decisions based on the aspirations of communities within the county. To date, Suffolk’s local councillors have not demonstrated the steps needed to seek local views on Sizewell C prior to their decision to support the project. It is imperative that we ask politicians and decision makers to explain and justify their actions in respect to Sizewell C.

 

We need local people to get involved in the campaign so please come and support TASC. At our next public meeting (date to be advised), we will discuss some of the issues related to the Sizewell C proposals that are important to understand, for example;

  • Radiation and ill health
  • Waste Storage
  • Emergency Planning
  • Flood risk
  • Damage to the marine environment
  • Sustainability e.g. availibility of mains water
  • The Councils’ Response to Sizewell C
  • Impact on the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Impacts on nationally and internationally designated wildlife sites
  • EDF’s EPR nuclear reactor design proposed for Sizewell C
  • Legal action

 

For further information see our Constitution

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Together Against Sizewell C LTD

In July 2022 TASC took the decision to set up a new limited company, Together Against Sizewell C Ltd, a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, the sole purpose of this company being the vehicle through which TASC will pursue our application for a judicial review of the Secretary of State’s decision to approve the Sizewell C development consent order against the recommendation of the independent Planning Inspectorate.

The company’s operations are governed by The Company’s Articles of Association.