It's part of a 25-year-plan being discussed by Nottinghamshire County Council
More than six million tonnes of ash produced by power stations and buried near a Nottinghamshire village could be dug up to create low-carbon cement. The residue from burning coal at the former Cottam Power Station, Bassetlaw, was buried in a former quarry at Lound, near Retford , for around 30 years.
Millions of tonnes of pulverised fuel ash from the power station was piped into a former quarry near Lound between the 1970s and 1990s. The 113-hectare site is also close to the Idle Valley Nature Reserve, and part of it includes a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Around 20 to 30 jobs would be created, with a 12 month period of construction before any excavation began. After around 25 years, it will be restored to grazing areas for animals.However, there has been strong opposition to the proposal from local councils. Sutton-cum-Lound Parish Council says thousands of people visit the nearby Idle Valley Nature Reserve every year.
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