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Second Reflection Paper on Nuclear Energy
| Author | Reflection Group on Energy Policy |
| Date | November 1975 |
| Classification | 1.01.1.50/07 (OPINION - OTHER) |
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From the publication:
Introduction to Reflection Paper no. 2. A non-formal moratorium on the development of nuclear energy in the Netherlands was reached in early 1976 through a combination of scientific concern and political pressure. In the summer of 1974 a group of concerned citizens established the so called Reflection Group on Energy Policy. This group now consists of ± 30 members of the political, scientific, industrial and media community, each of the members being an opinionleader within his own social elite. After publication of the first Reflection Paper on Nuclear Energy (September 1974) public opinion and political thinking switched towards more doubts and less certainty on the question whether the Netherlands should in fact start to build three 1000 MWe nuclear LW-reactors. Sofar only two reactors are in operation, a small (SO MWe) and a medium-sized one (400 MWe). After a year of bitter debate in the media, the majority (about 54%) of public opinion moved towards a NO against nuclear reactors, but the proposed 3000 MW to be in operation by 1985 still were not cancelled. By the end of 1975 this second Reflection Paper on Nuclear was published. January 31, 1976 an abstract of this paper appeared as a full page advertisement in the Dutch press, paid for and signed by 1200 concerned scientists, lead by the names and signatures of prof. Casimir (former research-chief of Philips Electric, president of the Dutch Royal Academy of Sciences, president of the European Physics Society) and dr. Beek (managing director and research coordinator of Unilever Ltd.); two prominent economists: prof. Jan Tinbergen (of Rotterdam University and a Nobel Laureate) and prof. Jan Pen (of Groningen University); two well known and respected theologists, the roman catholic prof. Schillebeeckx (of Nijmegen University) and the Dutch Reformer prof. Verkuyl. Dr. Sicco Mansholt, former president of the European community, completed the list of 7 principal sponsors of the declaration.
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