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== Cost of the project ==
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As of the beginning of March 2012, we don't know the exact costs for the production of the book yet. There are already ideas of financing it, but this will be discussed in detail at the March meeting. Basically, we want to get public funding to cover at least a share of the production costs.
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== Current setting ==
 
== Current setting ==
 
At the moment we are preparing the text for the articles on the [[Olkiluoto NPP]] (FIN), [[Greifswald NPP]] (D), [[ZLN Lubmin]] (D), [[ZAW Lubmin]] (D), [[Polish Research Reactor]] and the [[Jezioro Żarnowieckie NPP]] (PL). Actually these reports were supposed to be finished until the end of January. A basic version of an article on the [[Talvivaara mining site]] in Finland has been provided already.
 
At the moment we are preparing the text for the articles on the [[Olkiluoto NPP]] (FIN), [[Greifswald NPP]] (D), [[ZLN Lubmin]] (D), [[ZAW Lubmin]] (D), [[Polish Research Reactor]] and the [[Jezioro Żarnowieckie NPP]] (PL). Actually these reports were supposed to be finished until the end of January. A basic version of an article on the [[Talvivaara mining site]] in Finland has been provided already.

Revision as of 16:42, 8 March 2012

As a result of the 2010 info tour around the Baltic Sea a group of people is now preparing and investigating to create a new book on atomic threats around the Baltic Sea. It is supposed to become a kind of reference book particularly on nuclear companies and facilities providing a brief overview of the plant and technical data, offering contacts to active anti-nuclear groups and providing links to the websites of critics and the operators.

The book is meant to be published at the end of 2012 or in the beginning of 2013. To meet this goal, we have a few meetings in the "real world" besides the usage of a specific email listserve to communicate about the project. The next meeting will take place in the project house in Döbeln on March 18-25, 2012.


Aims of the project

We want to use and extend our knowledge about nuclear issues around the Baltic Sea, strengthen the regional anti-nuclear networks and support local groups as well as other organizations by providing a well prepared reference book. The objective is to gove an overview on - in the best case - all atomic facilities within the water shed of the Baltic Sea. Thus, anti-nuclear campaigners and organizers should be enabled to prepare their projects or campaigns properly as they will easily find the information they need or at least the links to other information sources.

Another objective is to support local struggles against nuclear projects and developments by providing a good database of knowledge and contacts. Eventually, the general anti-nuclear work is supposed to be fostered by illustrating the impacts of different atomic plants and moves on a complex system of nature, ecology and human society as it is presented by the Baltic Sea region. This should help to stress the threats of nuclear power also in general.


Structure of the book

After a number of background articles on the radioactive pollution of the Baltic Sea and the impacts of the Chernobyl Desaster, the reference book will start. It will be separated into the countries around the Baltic Sea (including Belarus as it is part of the sea's water shed). For each country an article will introduce the national atomic policy and the current state of affairs. Then one page will give an overview of each atomic facility in this region. At the end an appendix will show the names of proposed sites for uranium exploration and mining.

Each article on an atomic facility will include an introduction to the plant, technical details, contact information to organizations fighting the facility and links to website of critics and operators. Besides that a photo will show the plant or the area. All in all we will cover commercial nuclear reactors, research reactors, nuclear waste sites and waste treatment plants, other atomic facilities and proposed or operating uranium mines. Even decommissioned sites are supposed to be included by the reference book.


Technical information

The book will be published by the SeitenHieb Verlag, which will also provide the ISBN numbers for it. The first printed versions will be written in German and English. It is planned to translate the book soon also in other language found around the Baltic Sea. It will be discussed later if it will be possible to print these other language versions, too.


Cost of the project

As of the beginning of March 2012, we don't know the exact costs for the production of the book yet. There are already ideas of financing it, but this will be discussed in detail at the March meeting. Basically, we want to get public funding to cover at least a share of the production costs.


Current setting

At the moment we are preparing the text for the articles on the Olkiluoto NPP (FIN), Greifswald NPP (D), ZLN Lubmin (D), ZAW Lubmin (D), Polish Research Reactor and the Jezioro Żarnowieckie NPP (PL). Actually these reports were supposed to be finished until the end of January. A basic version of an article on the Talvivaara mining site in Finland has been provided already.


Your contributions will help to realize this project

We need contributions from activists and experts from Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Sweden. Most of the information available in the internet is provided in the native languages, and it is easier for local people to investigate in their mother tongue. The book will cover all nuclear facilities and companies situated within the water shed of the Baltic Sea. You can check the map with the water shed to figure out what parts of Russia and Germany are included. All other countries mentioned above are almost completely part of the Baltic Sea's water shed. A collection of all facilities we found so far is listedon the webpage of the Nuclear Baltic Map. Your contributions to the book, and also your participation in the process of creating it, will be very welcome! Write to contact AT nuclear-heritage.net[1].


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