HANT Bulletin: October 2017

HANT’s campaign has been active since the last bulletin in August with letters to the press, public meeting in Findhorn, a stall at the Inverness College UHI Students’ Fayre, regular Committee meeting by Skype and preparing for our next public event – a film screening of the film “Countdown to Zero” to be shown at Muir Hub in Muir of Ord on the evening of Wednesday 8 November 2017 at 7.30 pm : Wednesday 8 November 2017 at 7.30 pm at Muir Hub (Great N Rd, Muir of Ord, IV6 7UA)
 

Everyone welcome – come along to watch “Countdown to Zerø” and hear about HANT’s campaign to stop the transport of nuclear waste by sea, rail and air from Dounreay to Sellafield.
 
The film “Countdown to Zerø” is a 2010 documentary film by British filmmaker Lucy Walker. The film argues that the likelihood of the use of nuclear weapons has increased since the end of the Cold War due to terrorism, nuclear proliferation, theft of nuclear materials and weapons, and other factors.
 
HANT will make available copies of a CND Briefing Paper entitled “The links between nuclear power and nuclear weapons” which highlights how civil and military nuclear are inextricably linked.
 
Refreshments will be provided.
 
Further information from Tor Justad, Chairperson, HANT (Mobile: 07710 392 666 or Email: tor.justad@btinternet.com) 
and on: www.facebook.com/HighlandsAgainstNuclearTransport and hant.org.uk
or hello@hant.co.uk

Also, HANT continues its involvement with Dounreay Stakeholder Group and lobbying new Councils.

HANT has also posted a number of interesting news items with headlines including:

• Hinkley Site radioactive mud to be dumped  near Cardiff
• Watchdog (House of Commons Public Accounts Committee) slams nuclear cleanup contract that cost public £122m
• Nobel peace prize winner (International campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) rebukes Trump over nuclear standoff
• Australian Aborigines move to block shipments of Scottish nuclear waste
• Concern at nuclear waste on South Ayrshire railways
• Plane carrying nuclear waste takes off day after UK terror alert raised to “critical”
• THE WORLD - NAE PLACE FUR NUKES! Scotland's part in global nuclear disarmament – more later in bulletin
• Nuclear plans 'should be rethought after fall in offshore wind farm costs'
• Britain flouting duty to protect citizens from toxic air pollution – UN

 
All these stories are relevant to HANT’s campaign, but HANT has also been busy with events we have organised and still to come.
 
Last Public Meeting: Findhorn, Moray: Tuesday 29 July 2017
 
A very successful event was held at Findhorn
 
“ THE RISKS OF TRANSPORTING NUCLEAR MATERIALS BY SEA, RAIL AND AIR FROM DOUNREAY TO SELLAFIELD AND THE USA “

MV Oceanic Pintail: Nuclear Cargo Vessel used in the
Scrabster to Barrow-in-Furness movements +  nuclear train on Far North Line and aircraft carrying highly enriched uranium from Wick to the USA
 
The Speaker was John Finnie: Scottish Green Party MSP  who has been an MSP for the Highlands & Islands since 2011 He has a long track record in opposing both nuclear weapons and nuclear power and has supported HANT’s campaign since its start  
 
John  addressed the issues which relate to transport of nuclear waste including the alternative solutions and the need to invest more in renewable energy and to halt the building of new nuclear plants He also reported on the questions he has asked on these issues in the Scottish Parliament 
 
13 September : Student Fayre : Inverness College Campus
 
HANT had a stall at this event and a lot of interest was shown by staff and students with HANT’s leaflets and car stickers available to all with an interest in the issues

Upcoming Events

21 October 2017: Stall at Scottish Green Party Autumn Conference: Sighthill Campus, Napier University, Edinburgh
 
HANT is looking forward to having a stall for the first day of the Scottish Green Party Autumn conference and as well as HANT publicity the HANT petition will also be Available.

THE WORLD - NAE PLACE FUR NUKES! Thu 26 October 2017 : 19:00 – 21:00, Chieftain Hotel, 2 Millburn Road,  Inverness, IV2 3PS 

Janet Fenton, Vice Chair of Scottish CND will be giving a talk on Scotland's part in global nuclear disarmament. A topic in most people's minds due to world current events.
This is an event hosted by Inverness Branch SNP and is open to all.

The event is free, but there will be a donations box to help with Ms Fenton's travel and accommodation expenses.