Petition · past parliament

Stop radioactive mud from Hinkley Point being dumped off Cardiff's coast.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

EDF Energy, which is building the Hinkley Point C reactor in north Somerset, has a marine licence to dump up to 200,000 cubic metres of dredged material close to Cardiff Bay.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/hundreds-thousands-tonnes-radioactive-mud-13673203
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-41347137
https://penarthnews.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/labour-ministers-permit-radioactive-mud-to-be-dumped-in-the-sea-off-penarth/

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

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Timeline

26 Sep 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 Oct 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Oct 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.