Sizewell Coastal Erosion

The accelerating pace of coastal erosion after a damaging winter on the

UK’s east coast has raised fresh questions over protection for a new £40bn
nuclear plant under construction. Sizewell C is being built on the Suffolk
coast, near the site of two previous nuclear power plants, with an
operational and decommissioning timeline stretching for more than 100
years. But a bruising winter along the coast, which has seen dozens of
homes demolished before they fall into the sea, has led to concerns about
the wisdom of building the plant on one of the fastest-eroding coastlines
in Europe. Sizewell C said the plant would be built on a “more stable
section of the coast between two hard points” and an offshore bank of
sediment known as the the Sizewell-Dunwich Bank. Prof Sir David King, chair
of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group, said a secure future for Sizewell lay
in adaptable and robust defences. “The question is no longer should it be
built there, because it is being built; but rather ‘How do we protect
it?’”, he said. “I would be constructing a wall around Sizewell B and
Sizewell C, and I would see the foundations for this wall going in quite
soon. “Build the foundations now so that in later years, as sea levels
rise, we can build them all up to defend appropriately,” he advised.

 ITV 19th March 2026 

 https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2026-03-19/coastal-erosion-raises-questions-over-protection-for-40bn-nuclear-plant

 How do you protect a £40bn nuclear plant from the power of the sea?
Bosses insist that the under-construction Sizewell C has adequate measures
in place, but nearby communities fear the knock-on effect.

 ITV 19th March 2026 

 https://www.itv.com/watch/news/how-do-you-protect-a-pound40bn-nuclear-plant-from-the-power-of-the-sea/8p6cq9p