Decision details

The Lord Mayor advised that a notice of motion proposed by Councillor McEvoy and seconded by Councillor Keith Parry had been received for consideration and was included on the Summons for the meeting. There were no amendments to the motion.

The Notice of Motion was as follows:

The Council notes the proposal to dump 300,000 of mud from outside of Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Station in Cardiff’s waters.

The Council calls upon the Cabinet to observe Precautionary Principle (PP) as detailed in Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.   The PP aims a ensuring a higher level of environmental protection through preventative decision-making in the case of risk.  In other words, prevention is better than cure, also called the “preventative principle”.

Given that there has been no calculation of the potential dosage of radiation from the Hinkley Point material beneath 5cm and also that there were only 5 samples taken at a depth below 5cm, this Council concludes that in the interests of public safety, the Council will pay for independent a thorough analysis of the mud at depth, in consultation with CEFAS and the campaigners behind the petition to the National Assembly for Wales.

The Lord Mayor invited debate on the motion.  At the conclusion of the debate the Lord Mayor invited Councillor McEvoy to sum up.

The Lord Mayor called for a vote on the Motion as proposed by Councillor McEvoy.  The motion was LOST.