Protesters against Lydd Airport’s ambitious runway extension plans say permission for search and rescue (SAR) helicopters to ues the site is a major risk to the nearby nuclear power station. Lydd is less than three miles away from the reactor at Dungeness on the Romney Marsh. And campaigners say the aircraft “have the critical mass to cause a serious radiological release” in the event of an “accident” and have permission to fly in previously restricted airspace.
Kent News 12th March 2016 read more »