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Other anti-nuclear groups in the UK include:
 
Other anti-nuclear groups in the UK include:
  
*Campaign Against Nuclear Radiation And Storage<ref>[http://www.westcountrylinks.co.uk/cansar/ CANSAR]</ref>
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* [http://www.westcountrylinks.co.uk/cansar/ Campaign Against Nuclear Radiation And Storage]
*Christian CND
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* Christian CND
*Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment <ref>http://www.corecumbria.co.uk/</ref>
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* [http://www.corecumbria.co.uk/ Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment]
*Friends of the Earth (EWNI)
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* Friends of the Earth (EWNI)
*Friends of the Earth Scotland
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* Friends of the Earth Scotland
*Greenpeace
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* Greenpeace
*Labour CND
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* Labour CND
*No 2 Nuclear Power<ref>[http://www.no2nuclearpower.org.uk/ News and information about the UK nuclear industry]</ref>
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* [http://www.no2nuclearpower.org.uk/ No 2 Nuclear Power]
*No New Nukes<ref>[http://nonewnukes.ukrivers.net/ No new nukes!]</ref>
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* [[http://nonewnukes.ukrivers.net/ No New Nukes]
*Nuclear Pledge<ref>[http://www.nuclearpledge.com/ Welcome to Nuclear Pledge]</ref>
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* [http://www.nuclearpledge.com/ Nuclear Pledge]
*Nuclear Spin<ref>[http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Main_Page Nuclear Spin]</ref>
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* [http://stopnuclearpower.blogspot.com/ Nuclear Power People]
*NukeWatch
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* [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Main_Page Nuclear Spin]
*People Against Wylfa B (Pawb)<ref>[http://www.stop-wylfa.org.uk Pawb Website]</ref>
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* NukeWatch
*Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
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* [http://www.stop-wylfa.org.uk People Against Wylfa B (Pawb)]
*Stop Hinkley<ref>[http://www.stophinkley.org/StopPress.htm Stop Hinkley]</ref>
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* Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
*Trident Ploughshares
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* [http://www.stophinkley.org/StopPress.htm Stop Hinkley]
*WWF-UK<ref>[http://www.wwf.org.uk/news/n_0000002075.asp Nuclear is too little, too late and too dangerous]</ref>
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* Trident Ploughshares
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* [http://www.wwf.org.uk/news/n_0000002075.asp WWF-UK]
  
 
==Academics==
 
==Academics==

Revision as of 12:17, 17 September 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 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:

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

External links