Socio-economic impact assessment. Proposed Winfrith power station

The aim of this study is to assess the local social and economic impacts of a proposed nuclear power station development at Winfrith in Dorset, close to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Establishment (UKAEE) at Winfrith, where there is already a small operational nuclear reactor. Both PWR and AGR reactor designs are considered. Following an introduction, six sections of the report cover the approach used in the research and the limitations involved in such predictive exercises, the implications for direct employment, accommodation and local services and considerations of the wider economic effects. The findings are summarised in Section 7. (author)