The start of a Christmas Quiz?

[Egret]

That will be a lot of lorry loads not squeezing around Ipswich and closing the A12 or A140 every Sunday. Perhaps we can suggest also that they dig sand out of the Spitway, Rays'n and a yacht channel along the Black Deep - no different to general sea dredge into Ipswich- win-win-win

 

[Yorkshire Exile]

You might call it a BLF but me being antient I would call it a jetty!

"The permanent BLF would will be longer (approximately 100m in total length) to better align the barge deck with the platform, making deliveries safer and more efficient. It would will require approximately 28 permanent piles in total.
1.1.6 The temporary BLF would MBIF will be up to approximately 505m in length. Approximately 114 piles would will be required to construct the temporary BLFMBIF, of which approximately 12 would will be located above Mean High Water Springs (MHWS).

I assume it hasn't been decided?

I will check the latest plans and provide a link as I sense you are fascinated. The temporary one might be there for long enough to merit inclusion in the next ECP!

 

[PeterWright]

That will be a lot of lorry loads not squeezing around Ipswich and closing the A12 or A140 every Sunday. Perhaps we can suggest also that they dig sand out of the Spitway, Rays'n and a yacht channel along the Black Deep - no different to general sea dredge into Ipswich- win-win-win

I have no idea what the proposals are for Sixewell C, but for Sizewell B, all the ballast was sea dredged and pumped ashore directly onto the site where it was washed and screened for use, all cement, pfa and rebar was shipped by rail to Leiston halt where it was transferred to lorries fot the approx 1 mile trip to the site, so none of these materials was shipped around Ipswich nor on any part of the A12. Nonetheless, the Sizewell B project paid for major improvements to the A12 between Ipswich and Saxmundham.

The beach landing facility for Sizewell B played no part in shipping the materials described above, but was used solely for landing large individual components such as the reactor pressure vessel, the 4 steam generators and the pressuriser. There may also have been other large turbine components delivered that way, but I don't recall that precisely. Before the beach landing facility was built, the beach was carefully surveyed, including all it's indigenous vegetation. Samples of vegetation were collected and maintained by the University of East Anglia then when the project was completed, the beach landing facility was demolished, all materials removed from the site, the beach profile restored and the vegetation replanted, so restoring the beach ti it's original condition.

I would be happy to hear that a similar approach is being followed for the Sizewell C beach landing facility.

Peter.

 

[Egret]

That is very interesting and positive. The Ipswich and A140 closures have been for the Eye power station, so it is positive that Sizewell will hopefully be served by sea and rail, so no grumble about a temporary 'pier'/BLF being built. Maybe leave it in place for fishing as I hear Sizewell beach is a good spot.

 

[PeterWright]

That is very interesting and positive. The Ipswich and A140 closures have been for the Eye power station, so it is positive that Sizewell will hopefully be served by sea and rail, so no grumble about a temporary 'pier'/BLF being built.

I would hasten to add that the bulk materials and large individual components and addressed in my previous post by no means represent the totality of the materials required to build a nuclear power station did reduce substantially the deliveries by road for the Sizewell B project. However the deliveries by sea and rail both cost more than road delivery would have done, driving up the total capital cost of the plant. It has always seemed strange to me that society seems happy to accept these drivers for increased energy cost when the plant being built is nuclear, but not when other energy sources are involved.

Peter.

 

[Yorkshire Exile]

I will check the latest plans and provide a link as I sense you are fascinated. The temporary one might be there for long enough to merit inclusion in the next ECP!

Tillergirl's info is correct, the temporay BLF is about 500m long. See this link https://sizewellcdco.co.uk/wp-conte...S-BLF-and-SSSI-Crossing-Plans-Part-1-of-2.pdf

Warning - this is a big document. Anyway we have come a long way from a light hearted Christmas quiz!

 

[tillergirl]

Yes, I have learnt my lesson. I have decided not to add the third question .........