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Revision as of 08:38, 20 September 2008
In January 2008 the UK government announced plans to build new nuclear power stations, and the anti-nuclear movement in the United Kingdom has voiced concerns. There are also public concerns about the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Many different groups and individuals have been involved in demonstrations and protests over the years.
Background
In 1976, the UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution found that it would be "morally wrong" to make a major commitment to nuclear power without first demonstrating a safe way of isolating radioactive waste. Yet the UK is about to embark on a programme to build at least 10 new reactors while still lacking a disposal site for waste from the past 50 years. According to a New Scientist report, spent fuel from the new reactors will be far more radioactive than existing waste.[1][2]
Specific groups
One of the most prominent anti-nuclear groups in the UK is the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). CND favours nuclear disarmament by all countries and tighter international regulation through treaties such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. CND is also opposed to any new nuclear power stations being built in the United Kingdom. One of the activities most strongly associated with CND is the Aldermaston Marches. Other anti-nuclear groups in the UK include:
- Campaign Against Nuclear Radiation And Storage[3]
- Christian CND
- Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment
- Friends of the Earth (EWNI)
- Friends of the Earth Scotland
- Greenpeace
- Labour CND
- No 2 Nuclear Power[4]
- No New Nukes[5]
- Nuclear Pledge[6]
- Nuclear Spin[7]
- NukeWatch
- People Against Wylfa B (Pawb)[8]
- Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- Stop Hinkley[9]
- Trident Ploughshares
- WWF-UK[10]
Academics
In 2008, several prominent UK academics spoke out against the government's proposal to build a new generation of nuclear power plants:[11][12]
- Frank Barnaby
- Paul Dorfman
- David Elliott
- Kate Hudson
- Jerome Ravetz
- Andy Stirling
- Stephen Thomas
- Gordon Walker
Other individuals
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See also
- Anti-nuclear movement in France
- Anti-nuclear movement in Germany
- List of anti-nuclear groups
- Non-nuclear future
- Nuclear controversy
References
- ↑ Editorial: Nuclear industry must not forget past lessons
- ↑ Nuclear super-fuel gets too hot to handle
- ↑ CANSAR
- ↑ News and information about the UK nuclear industry
- ↑ No new nukes!
- ↑ Welcome to Nuclear Pledge
- ↑ Nuclear Spin
- ↑ Pawb Website
- ↑ Stop Hinkley
- ↑ Nuclear is too little, too late and too dangerous
- ↑ Scientists take on Brown over nuclear plans
- ↑ Nuclear Consultation: Public Trust in Government
- ↑ Fears over nuclear waste transport plan
External links
- Nuclearconsult
- Legal battles threaten nuclear power programme
- Nuclear veterans vow to fight on
- Anti-nuclear lobby 'holding back fight on climate change'
- Boats parade in anti-nuclear protest
- Arrests at anti-nuclear protest
- A new generation of CND goes on the march
- Malvern GP arrested at anti-nuclear protest
- MSP arrested in anti-nuclear demo
- Scots vote reinforces antinuclear position
- Anti-nuclear protest 50 years on
- Govt's nuclear programme will be a 'financial disaster'
- The anti-nuclear movement can achieve change
- Anti-nuclear protest at dockyard