Strong opposition on plans to store nuclear waste in East Yorkshire
A consultation event took place in Patrington yesterday
There appears to be very strong opposition to plans to store nuclear waste in East Yorkshire
A series of public pop-in centres will give people in the area more information about the proposals for Holderness.
We were at the first consultation event in Patrington yesterday.
Another is being held in Withernsea later.
There are some who were convinced by the plans but many weren't.
I would oppose it 100 per cent
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has called for a referendum.
Here are some of the views of people we spoke to:
"They don't know exactly where the site is going to be."
"Somebody has to have it - to be honest I'll be dead before all the this takes place anyway.
"I would oppose it - 100 per cent - on behalf of my children, my grandchildren and my future great grandchildren."
We feel like guinea pigs
"This is bad for this community."
"The whole of Holderness - everybody involved in it - it can only lead to bad things."
"I think it'll be a positive thing for the area if it happens here."
"There are terms such as may and could - that's not absolute certainty."
"It feels like we're just guinea pigs."
We also spoke to Steve Reece from Nuclear Waste services.
The consensus is geological disposal is the right way to go about this
he said: "Safety is absolutely at the heart of what we do - whether it's during the construction phase, operational phase - when we're putting waste into the facility - or for the long term when it's closed."
"We need to produce a safety case to satisfy firstly ourselves and the independent regulators."
"Most countries around the world have a nuclear legacy."
"The consensus is geological disposal is the right way to go about this."