Photos and original report:

http://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/hawkshead-beatrix-potter-and-peter-rabbit-oppose-nukiller-dump/

July 9, 2012

HAWKSHEAD – ‘Beatrix Potter’ and ‘Peter Rabbit’ oppose the Nuclear Dump
Contact: Radiation Free Lakeland 015395 63671 rafl at mariannebirkby.plus.com

Last Saturday, tourists sauntering around Hawkshead – the prettiest
village in the Lake District, were surprised to see three eared rabbits in
biohazard suits with Beatrix Potter . The reason for the stunt was the
launch of a petition opposing the geological dumping of nuclear wastes in
the Lake District . Peter Rabbit has of course been here before, in the
1990’s when there was a plan to dump intermediate level nuclear waste
under Cumbria . In the late 90′s the famous rabbit, courtesy of
South Lakeland anti nuclear campaigners demonstrated outside the National
Trust offices. Back then The National Trust, The Lake District National
Park Authority, Cumbria County Council and others all successfully opposed
the NIREX plan which would have seen a geological dump in the Gosforth
area . What has changed since then is that the introduction of
“volunteerism” and “compensation ,” the fact that the wastes are much more
dangerous and that there is a government agenda for new build and new
wastes . The three eared rabbits are a Simpsonesque representation of
Peter Rabbit’s descendants should Cumbria be led up the garden path to
geological dumping of nuclear wastes .

As well as the petition, campaigners were asking visitors and residents of
the Lakeland village to send letters to Hawkshead Parish Council. Around
70 people signed letters in just over 1 and half hours, while the petition
now has over 200 signatures.

A spokesperson for Radiation Free Lakeland said: “ Many local people,
shopkeepers in Hawkshead had not heard of the plan and were appalled that
Cumbria and land directly under the National Park should be targeted for a
geological nuclear dump, also visitors from Australia said they were
delighted that the very same plan for geological dumping had been thrown
out of their country, but were disgusted that Cumbria should now be in the
frame for becoming a nuclear sacrifice zone, complete with percolating
radioactive gases ”.

The petition can also be signed online here:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-lakeland-no-nukiller-dump/

for more information please contact: rafl at mariannebirkby.plus.com

Letter to Hawkshead Parish Council

Dear Hawkshead Parish Council.

There are proposals to bury hot nuclear wastes under Cumbria in a mine
deeper than Scafell and 26km square.

“Emplacement of hot wastes will force rock to expand, with the strong
probability that new fractures will be created. The fractures can allow
radioactive gas to rapidly leak to the surface. Land users and housing at
the land surface will be uplifted.”
Professor Stuart Haszeldine

Please join those town and parish councils who have already sent a strong
message to government that they will not be bribed into accepting the
unacceptable and have voted no to going any further on with this plan.
Please ensure your voice is heard in Westminster.

Yours sincerely,
…..

refs

Beatrix Potter Society
http://www.beatrixpottersociety.org.uk/

‘Beatrix Potter’ against Cumbria nuclear dump
http://stopnuclearpoweruk.net/content/beatrix-potter-demo-against-cumbria-nuclear-waste-dump

Nirex Inquiry
http://www.jpb.co.uk/nirexinquiry/nirex.htm

Appeal by Nirex
http://davidsmythe.org/nuclear/inspector’s_report_A.pdf

Compensation in Radioactive Waste Management: Ethical issues in the
treatment of host communities – a paper for Nirex by Kate Rawles
http://www.nda.gov.uk/documents/upload/Compensation-in-Radioactive-Waste-Management-Ethical-issues-in-the-treatment-of-host-communities-May-2002.pdf

“The waste that would go into a repository is higher activity radioactive
waste includes high level waste, intermediate level waste and some low
level waste (with a long half-life) that cannot be sent to the Low Level
Waste Repository near Drigg in Cumbria”. MRWS
http://www.westcumbriamrws.org.uk/page/80/QA-s.htm

New nuclear near Sellafield – Moorcide
http://www.nugeneration.com/download/NuGen_welcomes_Ofgem_decision.pdf

Blinky – three eyed fish
http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Blinky

Peter Rabbit

http://www.hop-skip-jump.com/peter_rabbit_garden.php

“The lifespans of the wild things might be shortened a bit, but the
animals wouldn’t know, or care. Natural selection would take care of the
mutations. Life would go on”. James Lovelock on nuclear dumping in the
Amazon
http://101-uses-for-a-nuclear-power-station.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/use-no-38-saving-rainforest.html

Environment Agency 2008 report – Gas generation and migration from a deep
geological repository for radioactive waste (does not include high level
wastes!)
http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/PDF/GEHO1108BOZN-E-E.pdf