16/03/2023 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Essex
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”.
A Ministry of Defence site that the Home Office is considering using to accommodate asylum seekers has a range of contamination risks including undetonated explosives, ground contamination and asbestos, according to government documents. The government is considering using the former RAF Wethersfield in north Essex, a 300-hectare (800-acre) airbase first used during the second world war before being taken over by the US air force during the cold war. Residents, the foreign secretary, James Cleverly – who is also the local MP – and Braintree district council all say the site is an unsuitable place for asylum seekers. The Ministry of Justice is also considering establishing a new prison there, although officials say no final decision has been made. Along with concerns about the isolated location and lack of support services for asylum seekers at Wethersfield, a report from the MoD states that the cold war munitions store area on the site “is likely to have a high risk of UXOs” – unexploded ordnance. Residents are also concerned about the presence of PFAS, otherwise known as forever chemicals, found in firefighting foam, something used for decades at the base. In a letter to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) on 3 March, residents from the Fields Association raised concerns about the contaminated land. The letter said that an extract from a report commissioned by the DIO, dated June 2021, identified an area of Wethersfield airbase with “high risk of ground contamination, asbestos, munitions and UXO costs” and three areas which were “training sites with high risk of contamination”. A freedom of information request revealed that, despite the MoD and DIO being aware of this potential contamination, no further steps had been taken to investigate or remedy it.
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