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==Specific groups==
 
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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]].
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One of the most prominent anti-nuclear groups in the UK is the [http://www.cnduk.org Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament] (CND).  CND campaigns for nuclear disarmament by the UK and all countries and tighter international regulation through treaties such as the [[Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]]. It is currently pressuring the British government to abandon its plans to replace its submarine-based Trident nuclear missile system and commit to global abolition by signing up to a Nuclear Weapons Convention. The group is also opposed to any new nuclear power stations being built in the United Kingdom. CND celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008, and amongst the activities most strongly associated with the group historically are the [[Aldermaston Marches]].
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Other anti-nuclear groups in the UK include:
 
Other anti-nuclear groups in the UK include:
  
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* [http://www.westcountrylinks.co.uk/cansar/ Campaign Against Nuclear Radiation And Storage]
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* [http://www.aldermaston.net/ Aldermaston Women's Peace Camp(aign)]
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* Christian CND
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* [http://www.banng.org.uk/index.html Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group] (Essex, east England)
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* [http://www.corecumbria.co.uk/ Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment]
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* [http://www.westcountrylinks.co.uk/cansar/ Campaign Against Nuclear Storage and Radiation] (south-west England)
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* [http://faslane.co.nr Faslane Peace Camp]
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* [http://ccnd.gn.apc.org/ Christian CND]
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* Friends of the Earth (EWNI)
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* [http://www.suffolkcane.org.uk/ Communities Against Nuclear Expansion] (Suffolk, east England)
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* Friends of the Earth Scotland
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* [http://www.corecumbria.co.uk/ Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment] (north-west England]
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* Greenpeace
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* [http://www.earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports/nuclear Earth First!]
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* Labour CND
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* [http://faslane.co.nr Faslane Peace Camp] (Scotland)
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* [http://www.foe.co.uk/ Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland]
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* [http://www.foe-scotland.org.uk/ Friends of the Earth Scotland]
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* [http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/ Greenpeace UK]
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* [http://www.kare-uk.org/ Kent Against a Radioactive Environment] (south-east England)
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* [http://www.labourcnd.org.uk/ Labour CND]
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* [http://www.llrc.org/ Low Level Radiation Campaign]
 
* [http://www.no2nuclearpower.org.uk/ No 2 Nuclear Power]
 
* [http://www.no2nuclearpower.org.uk/ No 2 Nuclear Power]
 
* [http://nonewnukes.ukrivers.net/ No New Nukes]
 
* [http://nonewnukes.ukrivers.net/ No New Nukes]
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* [http://www.nuclearpolicy.info/ Nuclear-Free Local Authorities]
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* [http://stopnuclearpower.blogspot.com/ Nuclear People Power network]
 
* [http://www.nuclearpledge.com/ Nuclear Pledge]
 
* [http://www.nuclearpledge.com/ Nuclear Pledge]
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* [http://stopnuclearpower.blogspot.com/ Nuclear Power People]
 
 
* [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Main_Page Nuclear Spin]
 
* [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Main_Page Nuclear Spin]
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* NukeWatch
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* [http://www.nonucleartrains.org.uk/ Nuclear Trains Action Group]
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* [http://www.stop-wylfa.org.uk People Against Wylfa B (Pawb)]
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* [http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/ NukeWatch]
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* Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
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* [http://www.stop-wylfa.org.uk People Against Wylfa B (PAWB)] (north Wales)
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* [http://www.stophinkley.org/StopPress.htm Stop Hinkley]
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* [http://web.mac.com/mariannebirkby1/iWeb/Radiation%20Free%20Lakeland/Radiation%20Free%20Lakeland.html Radiation-Free Lakeland] (Cumbria, north-west England)
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* Trident Ploughshares
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* [http://www.banthebomb.org/ Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]
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* [http://www.shutdown-sizewell.org.uk Shut Down Sizewell] (Suffolk, east England)
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* [http://www.stophinkley.org/StopPress.htm Stop Hinkley / Shut Oldbury] (Somerset/Gloucestershire, south-west/west England)
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* [http://www.tridentploughshares.org Trident Ploughshares]
 
* [http://www.wwf.org.uk/news/n_0000002075.asp WWF-UK]
 
* [http://www.wwf.org.uk/news/n_0000002075.asp WWF-UK]
  

Revision as of 22:19, 5 October 2009

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. The Nuclear Contribution to Climate Change in the UK is much higher than thought because of the HFC emissions of the nuclear plant in Sellafield.

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 campaigns for nuclear disarmament by the UK and all countries and tighter international regulation through treaties such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It is currently pressuring the British government to abandon its plans to replace its submarine-based Trident nuclear missile system and commit to global abolition by signing up to a Nuclear Weapons Convention. The group is also opposed to any new nuclear power stations being built in the United Kingdom. CND celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008, and amongst the activities most strongly associated with the group historically are the Aldermaston Marches.

Other anti-nuclear groups in the UK include:

Academics

In 2008, several prominent UK academics spoke out against the government's proposal to build a new generation of nuclear power plants:[3][4]

  • Frank Barnaby
  • Paul Dorfman
  • David Elliott
  • Kate Hudson
  • Jerome Ravetz
  • Andy Stirling
  • Stephen Thomas
  • Gordon Walker

Other individuals

  • Damon Albarn
  • Pat Arrowsmith
  • Meg Beresford
  • Janet Bloomfield
  • Canon John Collins
  • Jeremy Corbyn
  • Peggy Duff
  • David Fleming
  • Martin Forwood[5]
  • Olive Gibbs
  • Ali Hewson
  • Hugh Jenkins
  • Paul Johns
  • Rosie Kane
  • Bruce Kent
  • Marghanita Laski
  • David Lowry
  • Jean McSorley
  • Pete Roche
  • Joan Ruddock
  • Marjorie Thompson
  • Walter Wolfgang
  • Angie Zelter

See also

References

  1. ↑ Editorial: Nuclear industry must not forget past lessons
  2. ↑ Nuclear super-fuel gets too hot to handle
  3. ↑ Scientists take on Brown over nuclear plans
  4. ↑ Nuclear Consultation: Public Trust in Government
  5. ↑ Fears over nuclear waste transport plan

External links

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