Title: |
Confronting the nuclear resurgence |
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Link | https://www.laka.org/docu/tijdschriften/nm/665_special.pdf |
Description | European energy policy is on the brink of disaster. The European Commission published on January 23 rd a policy package on energy and climate that has been heavily influenced by the UK government and by the nuclear and fossil-fuel industries, as well as by large power utilities. Not so coincidentally, the UK government announced on January 10th its intention to inject political leverage and public money into the moribund nuclear sector, enabling it to build a new generation of reactors. Both moves are part of a coherent and well-designed strategy to ensure the continuous centralisation of the energy system, and of the political and economic power associated with it |
Date | 28 January 2008 |
Page number | 1-15 |
Magazine | Nuclear Monitor, Washington DC, VS |
Year | 0 |
No | 665 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Tags: | SUBSIDIES FOR NUCLEAR POWER - FINANCING - being no subsidy; also related to KE / Nuclear Weapons NDA - Nuclear Deco Missio Ning Authority (liable GB) POLICY - or combine with LAND COMPANY NAME IMPORTANCE NUCLEAR IN TOTAL ENERGYPRODUCTION - interest in total production (by country; see otherwise GLOBAL IMPORTANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER). ELECTRICITY COMPANIES - Electricity Companies ELECTRICITY PRICE - SIZEWELL, GB - location 3 reactors (Magnox 2 & 1 PWR) DECOMMISSIONING - reactor decommissioning; incl. nuclear weapons NUCLEAR LOBBY - Pro-nuclear campaign COSTS NUCLEAR ENERGY - Atomic energy costs UNITED KINGDOM - Great Britain and Northern Ireland ENERGY - Energy - general GERMANY - Germany and former West Germany GREENHOUSE EFFECT - Global warming CONSTRUCTION NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - (Installations) international + Netherlands |