Notice

CA20 1PG, Sellafield Limited: environmental permit application advertisement - EPR/BM4317IX/V012

Published 4 October 2022

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Details of the application

The Environment Agency has received an application to vary an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 involving substantial change to a permit from Sellafield Limited.

Application number

EPR/BM4317IX/V012

Regulated facility type

This substantial variation is to authorise the installation of 12 x 7.684 MWth standby gas oil fuelled generators.

The generators are categorised as medium combustion plant (MCP) and will fall under the following activity listed in Schedule 1 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations: Section 1.1 Part A(1)(a) - Burning any fuel in an appliance with a rated thermal input of 50 megawatts or more.

The MCP are independent with each unit comprising an engine, generator, integral fuel tank and individual vertical stack. Each generator will operate for less than 500 hours and will be required to comply with the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD).

Regulated facility address

Sellafield Installation
Sellafield
Seascale
Cumbria
CA20 1PG

The application contains a description of how the proposed change(s) may affect:

  • the installation
  • the materials, substances and energy it will use and generate
  • the conditions of its site
  • the source, nature and quantity of its foreseeable emissions and their significant effects on the environment
  • the proposed techniques for preventing, reducing, and monitoring its emissions and preventing and recovering waste
  • and an outline of the main alternatives, if any, considered

How to view and comment on the application

If you have any comments on the application send these by 01 November 2022.

You can comment:

Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space

Via email: pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk

For advice about how to make a representation or if you are unable to make a representation via e-mail, please call 03708 506 506.

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