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| Protesters have blocked the entrance road to a nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk. | |
| Police said three women and a man had "locked" themselves into place outside the power station using concrete. | Police said three women and a man had "locked" themselves into place outside the power station using concrete. |
| Officers said a small group had gathered at the site to offer the protesters support, and people arriving for work had found the way in blocked. | Officers said a small group had gathered at the site to offer the protesters support, and people arriving for work had found the way in blocked. |
| A spokesman for the protesters said they were reacting to suggestions more nuclear power stations could be built. | A spokesman for the protesters said they were reacting to suggestions more nuclear power stations could be built. |
| New plants planned | |
| A police spokesman said: "A group of four people have locked themselves down using concrete around their arms. | |
| "No-one has been hurt and no arrests have been made and we are monitoring the situation." | |
| A spokesman for the protesters said various groups opposed to nuclear power and the development of Sizewell were involved. | |
| "This is a peaceful protest. Four people have locked themselves down. Three women and one man," said the spokesman. | |
| "A number of groups are represented. The protest is being staged because British Energy suggested last week they aim to build four nuclear power stations at their sites in the UK. | |
| "We want to show them that it isn't going to be quite as simple as that." | |
| British Energy announced earlier in the week it had earmarked eight of its sites as possible locations for "next-generation" nuclear plants, as part of a review of work needed to counter the impact of climate change. |