:00:23. > :00:26.highlights the risks of being so close Nuclear power.
:00:27. > :00:35.Account. Also on the programme tonight, could parking Wars be the
:00:36. > :00:41.cause of thousands of pounds worth of damage in Jersey?
:00:42. > :00:43.Channel Island authorities say there's no risk to residents
:00:44. > :00:45.following an explosion at a nuclear power plant.
:00:46. > :00:49.The blast at Flamanville in Normandy was caused by a fire.
:00:50. > :00:53.Five people were treated but there were no serious injuries,
:00:54. > :00:57.and French officials say there's no danger of a radiation leak.
:00:58. > :01:07.Just before ten today a fire caused an explosion at Flamanville power
:01:08. > :01:09.plant in a machine room - five workers needed treatment
:01:10. > :01:12.The plant owners - EDF - said emergency services
:01:13. > :01:14.contained the fire quickly, and the generator was
:01:15. > :01:19.soon disconnected from the electricity grid.
:01:20. > :01:21.Flamanville is around 20 miles from the Channel Islands.
:01:22. > :01:24.While the islands aren't within the official risk zone,
:01:25. > :01:26.they're close enough that the authorities have procedures
:01:27. > :01:30.in place to try to protect residents in event of any disaster.
:01:31. > :01:34.But with the internet and social media, today's news emerged
:01:35. > :01:37.from French media sources long before any official word from Jersey
:01:38. > :01:42.The fire officer involved with emergency planning thinks
:01:43. > :01:55.We want to make sure the information we put out is correct obviously.
:01:56. > :01:58.There's lots of info in the public arena so it's one of the challenges,
:01:59. > :02:01.so one of the lessons from today is having set messages
:02:02. > :02:04.of reassurance we can put out, as opposed to just messages
:02:05. > :02:06.of what to do if there was an incident.
:02:07. > :02:08.And he says if there was a serious incident,
:02:09. > :02:10.islanders would be told to take shelter and stay indoors.
:02:11. > :02:13.People living around Flamanville get protective iodine tablets in case
:02:14. > :02:17.Why don't Channel Islanders get them too?
:02:18. > :02:23.we're not in the zone that requires iodine tablets but clearly
:02:24. > :02:26.we have the contingencies in place to make sure we know the right thing
:02:27. > :02:29.to do and people will be informed of the right thing
:02:30. > :02:33.On a clear day, you can see the power station
:02:34. > :02:35.from here on the north east coast of Jersey.
:02:36. > :02:38.And of course it's even closer from Alderney.
:02:39. > :02:40.And while authorities say today's explosion thankfully didn't lead
:02:41. > :02:43.to any radiation leak, it's a reminder of the importance
:02:44. > :02:46.of having emergency plans in place and just how close
:02:47. > :02:52.the Channel Islands are to any risk.
:02:53. > :02:54.Earlier I spoke to nuclear consultant John Large,
:02:55. > :03:03.who told me what he made of today's events...
:03:04. > :03:09.Well, there's not enough information coming out yet, we donate how
:03:10. > :03:14.serious it is and whether it affects the nuclear part of the plant -- we
:03:15. > :03:20.do not know. The history of nuclear accidents has shown through to
:03:21. > :03:25.Chernobyl, three mile Island, and most recently the Kashi mayor in
:03:26. > :03:29.Japan, is that generally authorities play down nuclear aspects at the
:03:30. > :03:34.beginning of the incident and the facts of the matter only come out
:03:35. > :03:39.rather later. This could be a serious incident which is yet to be
:03:40. > :03:44.fully reported. So, John, what kinds of safety plans should governments
:03:45. > :03:49.of the islands put in place? They would have to be comprehensive, they
:03:50. > :03:55.have to cater for the rest of the accident -- risk of the accident and
:03:56. > :03:59.scale of it. That means you have to have an information channel
:04:00. > :04:02.established with the French operator and French authorities. So, your
:04:03. > :04:08.government knows, in real-time, the accident develops and if there's a
:04:09. > :04:15.radioactive plume develops. It approaches, you need a comprehensive
:04:16. > :04:19.integrating account of the weather and atmospheric stability and the
:04:20. > :04:23.accident itself. And, what measures you have in place on the island to
:04:24. > :04:28.mitigate and countermeasure against radiation exposure. It's quite a
:04:29. > :04:32.complex system that needs to be modelled and put in place. John,
:04:33. > :04:39.knowing what you know, would you be happy to live in the Channel
:04:40. > :04:43.Islands? Well, I always dodged answering that question! The Channel
:04:44. > :04:47.Islands are a delightful place, I would be happy living there. Any
:04:48. > :04:54.man-made enterprise or structural or venture has risk. It's whether the
:04:55. > :05:01.people of the Channel Islands want to live with that risk. If they are
:05:02. > :05:03.properly informed and informed about the risk, then they can make a
:05:04. > :05:06.decision. Ten thousand pounds worth of damage
:05:07. > :05:10.has been caused to dozens of cars since October last year parked
:05:11. > :05:13.outside homes in St Helier. Jersey Police believe those
:05:14. > :05:15.responsible might be angry The 18 year old student was very
:05:16. > :05:25.proud of her Citroen. But that pride's been dented -
:05:26. > :05:27.by someone with a strong One day it just
:05:28. > :05:30.started getting keyed. I don't know why but I've
:05:31. > :05:33.got over 12 scratches, like key marks on my car
:05:34. > :05:35.on every surface. My friends are scared to come up
:05:36. > :05:38.and park by my house, I'm always the one to go and get
:05:39. > :05:42.them, or they have to park quite far away so they don't risk the chance
:05:43. > :05:45.of getting their nice cars And Molly's not the only person
:05:46. > :05:50.to have been affected in this area, I spoke to one woman on this street
:05:51. > :05:54.who told me her son's car was damaged, costing
:05:55. > :05:59.around ?400 to fix. And another woman told me
:06:00. > :06:02.she damaged her own car by trying to avoid a car that
:06:03. > :06:04.was illegally parked. And these are the issues
:06:05. > :06:07.causing tension. It's quite spread out,
:06:08. > :06:10.so we have 4 or 5 different seats of damage which makes it quite
:06:11. > :06:12.difficult to identify What we're asking people to do
:06:13. > :06:18.is take a calm approach to perhaps a vehicle that they find in front
:06:19. > :06:22.of their house, or in front of But then for that community
:06:23. > :06:29.and those people to keep a look out. We genuinely believe
:06:30. > :06:31.because of the way the offences are spread across this area that
:06:32. > :06:33.it's highly likely that whoever Plain clothed police
:06:34. > :06:39.officers will be working And if you know anything
:06:40. > :06:45.about who did this to Molly's car - and her neighbours' -
:06:46. > :06:52.you're asked to come forward. An Aurigny aircraft bound
:06:53. > :06:54.for Guernsey from Manchester had to do an emergency diversion
:06:55. > :06:56.to East Midlands because of a bad decision by the pilot, according
:06:57. > :06:59.to the Air Accident Investigation Earlier I asked our reporter
:07:00. > :07:05.Mike Wilkins what conditions Well we know snow was falling
:07:06. > :07:10.at Manchester Airport. The report says the crew had little
:07:11. > :07:13.experience of flying They made a decision that
:07:14. > :07:17.de-icing was 'probably The commander said, 'the snow
:07:18. > :07:23.doesn't appear to be sticking, so I think we can get away
:07:24. > :07:26.without de-icing.' Later he said he was prepared to have delayed
:07:27. > :07:28.departure if he believed The pilot did make a visible
:07:29. > :07:34.inspection of the aircraft and the report says
:07:35. > :07:39.he "optimistically thought any lying So, what happened once the plane had
:07:40. > :07:48.taken off? The crew turned on the autopilot
:07:49. > :07:51.a minute after taking off from Manchester,
:07:52. > :07:53.but it disengaged about two A pitch warning
:07:54. > :07:57.message was displayed. Two more attempts to use autopilot
:07:58. > :08:02.both saw it disengage. It's believed a build-up of ice
:08:03. > :08:05.on the tail led to difficulties The pilot said quote,
:08:06. > :08:10."I want to divert to East Midlands because I'm having to put
:08:11. > :08:12.forward pressure on." The plane landed safely and all 31
:08:13. > :08:16.passengers and crew were fine. Aurigny didn't think
:08:17. > :08:19.it was a serious incident and it took them 3 days to inform
:08:20. > :08:26.the Air Accident And what have Aurigny done
:08:27. > :08:37.to improve their safety? Aurigny say they have procedures in
:08:38. > :08:42.place for de-icing, but they were not followed. It has improved winter
:08:43. > :08:47.awareness training. The air accident investigation Branch at art -- are
:08:48. > :08:56.investigating a second incident which happened in December.
:08:57. > :09:01.It involved the same aircraft and once again had to land due to ice
:09:02. > :09:02.related problems. David Braine has
:09:03. > :09:10.your late forecast. Some sunshine, cloud around, a risk
:09:11. > :09:14.of showers tomorrow, and a cold wind. Daytime temperatures of four,
:09:15. > :09:22.maybe 5 degrees, and with wind chill it will feel much colder. This area
:09:23. > :09:25.of low pressure heading towards Spain and Portugal, easterly wind
:09:26. > :09:29.strong in lower tempters over the next few days, including into the
:09:30. > :09:33.weekend, giving a risk of wintry showers. This evening and through
:09:34. > :09:38.the night, some holes in the cloud and the chance of the odd shower.
:09:39. > :09:42.Temperatures down to two or three degrees, a touch of Frost as well.
:09:43. > :09:47.Tomorrow we expect to see briefly some sunshine but on the whole it is
:09:48. > :09:51.cloudy. Showers in the north and some come further south. Most of
:09:52. > :09:56.those showers are offering but every now and again they could be some
:09:57. > :10:03.sleet and snow grains in the wind. Just four or 5 degrees. It could be
:10:04. > :10:08.a lot colder than temperatures suggest. A large part of Europe is
:10:09. > :10:13.also in the grip of icy weather at the moment. Eastern France, no more
:10:14. > :10:17.than zero. Eastern Europe, tempters below freezing during the daytime.
:10:18. > :10:21.This pool of cold air heading towards us over the next couple of
:10:22. > :10:25.days. Saturday even colder, winds from the north-east and a risk of
:10:26. > :10:29.some sleet and snow showers in the wind, Sunday into Monday there's a
:10:30. > :10:36.transition to slightly less Cordero, and a briefly on Sunday of seeing
:10:37. > :10:39.some snow -- colder air. How much snow will arrive, is uncertain at
:10:40. > :10:41.this stage but for all of us, the next few days will be cold! Have a
:10:42. > :10:47.good night. It certainly is called out there.
:10:48. > :10:52.That's your news this Thursday evening. BBC Radio Guernsey and
:10:53. > :10:55.Jersey have a bulletin from 6am and Alison is back with you tomorrow
:10:56. > :11:01.night at 6:30pm. See you on Monday night. Good night.
:11:02. > :11:09.will turn a bit less cold again. All the way up seven Celsius.
:11:10. > :11:14.At this time of year we can often get the weather stories that reflect
:11:15. > :11:15.the battle