Friday 1 November 1985
0745 Depart No. 10 [Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: +NW (Nigel Wicks).]
0830 Depart Northolt by RAF ANDOVER
[Material from handwritten original of the 1985 appointment diary: Tour of BNFL/CEGB Sites.]
0930 Arrive Hawarden
Met by: Con Allday, Chairman and Managing Director, BNFL
0935 Depart Hawarden by RAF PUMA helicopter for Capenhurst
0945 Arrive Capenhurst
Proceed to Visitors Centre (refreshments)
0950 Met by:
Neville Chamberlain (BNFL’s Director for Enrichment), Peter Roberts (General Manager)
Sign Visitors Book
0955 Presentations by Allday, Roberts, Chamberlain
1015 Tour Centrifuge Assembly Plant (put on white coat and cloth overshoes)
1040 Tour Enrichment Plant
Coach to helipad
1120 Depart Capenhurst by helicopter for Springfields
1150 Arrive Springfields [incorrect time?]
Met by:
Dr. Horsley (General Manager)
Refreshments
Sign Visitors Book
1145 Short presentations by Messrs. Stephens, Horsley Mr. Manning
1155 Tour AGR Canning and Assembly
1220 Tour Magnox Canning
1240 Tour Apprentice Training Centre
Coach to helipad
1300 Depart Springfields by helicopter for Heysham
1335 Arrive Heysham [incorrect time?]
Met by:
Lord Marshall (CEGB Chairman)
Stan Newey (Heysham II Project Manager)
Minibus to CEGB site office
1320 Greeted by staff
1335 Lord Marshall introduces:
Mr. Baker,
Mr. White, Station Manager
Mr. Kershaw, Site Manager
Mr. Gibb, Chairman, NNC
Drinks, Conference Room
1330 Lunch and presentations by Messrs. Baker and Newey
Sign Visitors Book
1357 Put on protective clothing
1400 Depart by minibus for
1410 Tour of Heysham II construction accompanied by
Mr. Stan Newey:
Reactor Charge Hall; Control Room; Turbine Hall
1450 Meet Press
By minibus to
1500 Depart Heysham by helicopter for Sellafield
1530 Arrive Sellafield
Car to Exhibition Centre
Met by:
Gordon Steele (Director of Reprocessing)
Proceed to Fuel Handling Plant for welcome - refreshments
1540 Unveil plaque and short speech
Presented with bouquet and gift from apprentices
1555 Tour Fuel Handling Plant and Site Ion-Exchange Effluent Plant
1630 Visit Thorp Viewing Platform
1645 Depart for Assembly Room
Reception for industrialists & local VIPs -
Mr.
Allday will present company gift.
Sign Visitors Book
1730 Depart Sellafield by helicopter for Walney Airfield (Barrow)
1740 Arrive Walney Airfield
1745 Depart Barrow by Andover
1910 Arrive Northolt
Drive to Chequers
1950 Arrive Chequers
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