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equiring temporary accommodation. Since there is a very substantial supply of such accommodation within a 45 minutes commute of Hinkley Point, there is unlikely to be any significant pressure from such numbers on the capacity of the tourism accommodation to satisfy the ongoing tourism market. The demand during off-peak periods may be of some benefit to suppliers of local tourism accommodation. As such, this could provide a small scale but nevertheless useful boost to the tourist accommodation sector and the Somerset tourism industry. 7.7.10 Impacts on other socio-economic parameters (i.e. other services, quality of life and the wider economy) are also predicted to not be significant. Mitigation 7.7.11 A series of mitigation measures would be introduced. For example, the estimated levels of local recruitment may be boosted through a proactive recruitment and training policy. Such an approach is important to meet the objectives of both the local and regional authorities and of EDF Energy, and would utilise initiatives being developed for the Hinkley Point C Project more generally through a Construction Workforce Development Strategy. These initiatives include a range of education, training and access initiatives. The programme for the jetty development (along side that for the site preparation works) provides an important opportunity to pilot, develop and fine-tune such initiatives. 7.7.12 The Construction Workforce Development Strategy would include a range of measures to create a clear pathway to local employment, and would be put in place by early 2011. These measures are described in the following paragraphs. 7.7.13 A Preliminary Works Skills’ Charter would be established to maximise opportunities for local people to be employed. Furthermore, EDF Energy has indicated that it is keen to support businesses in the local area 7.7.14 An Employment Brokerage would provide a local one-stop shop facility, including on-line access, dedicated for the development. The brokerage would provide access for local people to job opportunities and a place where contractors would advertise their vacancies. The facility would include resourcing, job shops, and workplace managers engaging with the growing supply chain. The provision of such a facility adjacent to the site at Sizewell B helped to place 5,500 job applicants, many of whom had been unemployed. 7.7.15 A Construction Skills Centre to be brought forward by Bridgwater College would be supported by EDF Energy for the provision of early entry level skills training. The contribution would be used to establish the physical development of the Centre, at a location which is practicable for the training required to support the Preliminary Works and the main Hinkley Point C Project. 7.7.16 In addition, EDF Energy would encourage contractors to support and promote local recruitment, including targeting training for and recruitment from the unemployed and others in disadvantaged groups, to bring people back into the workforce. Furthermore, there should be potential for job transition supported through the Construction Workforce Development Strategy. 7.7.17 EDF Energy would also monitor and publish, on a regular basis, information on the development’s performance on recruitment and training. The contractor for the site preparation enabling works has already committed to use at least two-thirds Somerset based workers to manage, supervise and carry out the work. Hinkley Point C Preliminary Works Non Technical Summary Temporary Jetty Development 40 November 2010
Residual Impacts 7.7.18 No significant residual impacts are predicted to occur. 7.8 Navigation Existing Environment 7.8.1 The Severn Estuary is an important shipping route, with commercial vessels navigating through the deep water approaches to several ports and harbours. Apart from the Port of Bridgwater, these ports are situated distant away from Hinkley Point, either on the south coast of Wales or at and upstream of Bristol. Databases of commercial shipping movements indicate that shipping in Bridgwater Bay is very low. As shown by two months of data from 2009, most commercial shipping movements occur on the opposite side of the Bristol Channel (see Figure 14; Note: this figure shows the proposed alignments of the cooling water structures associated with Hinkley Point C - intake in blue and outfalls in red). 7.8.2 The Port of Bridgwater’s limits cover approximately 25 square nautical miles and include Combwich Wharf and Dunball Wharf on the River Parrett, but do not extend west as far as the proposed jetty development. Bridgwater Harbour Authority (part of Sedgemoor District Council) is responsible for navigation and mooring, safety, rights of access, pilotage, maintenance of channels and navigation aids oil spill contingency and port waste management. Port operations, oil spill contingency and port waste management plans are in place. Commercial vessel movements at the Port of Bridgwater totalled 41 in 2007 and 37 in 2008. Most vessels were carrying aggregates and general cargo. Recreational moorings within the port limits are located mainly in the River Brue Estuary and Combwich Pill, although recreational activity tends to be focused around Burnhamon-Sea. 7.8.3 As indicated on Figure 14, vessels inbound for the River Parrett and the Port of Bridgwater pass to the west and south of the Bell Gore Buoy, having due regard for the Cobblers Patch Shoal of -1.8m CD, which is located 2.5 cables south-south-west of Bell Gore. This route means vessels would pass directly north of the proposed jetty development’s location at Hinkley Point. 7.8.4 The Bridgwater Bay Danger Area (D119) establishes the air space allocated for military activities and covers a circular area over land in West Somerset and sea in Bridgwater Bay. Its extent over the sea is marked on Admiralty Charts (as “Firing Practice Area D119”) and covers a partial circular area offshore that could be defined by an arc extending from Hinkley Point to beyond the 10m bathymetric contour towards Culver Sands and returning to land at Watchet. The Danger Area is a delineation of the air space above the water and does not place any restrictions on navigation and vessels have the right to transit it at any time. 7.8.5 The Lilstock Range Firing Area is smaller than and is situated within D119 but only extends over the sea in Bridgwater Bay. Similar to D119, the firing area covers a partial circular area offshore that could be defined by an arc extending from east of Hinkley Point and returning to land to the west of Watchet. The firing area delineates the water surface template for air to surface gunnery activities and is marked by buoys. The firing area is used primarily for military helicopter gunnery training and is operated under a clear range procedure so that exercises and training only take place when the area is clear of vessels. Hinkley Point C Preliminary Works Non Technical Summary Temporary Jetty Development 41 November 2010
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