European Atomic Forum - Revision history

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 ==Staff==
 *President: [[Mats Ladeborn]], Director for Nuclear Development, [[Vattenfall]]
 *Institutional Affairs Director: [[Richard Ivens]]
 *Institutional Affairs Managers: [[Ronald Blasko]], [[Guy Parker]] and [[Berta Picamal]]<ref>[http://www.foratom.org/foratom-president.html Foratom president] and [http://www.foratom.org/institutional-affairs.html Institutional affairs], Foratom website, accessed 29 January 2013</ref>

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 The conference literature argued: "Rising oil and gas prices are unsustainable. Climate change continues to threaten the environment. Energy demand continues to spiral. The current energy mix cannot adequately meet that demand, so the spectre of power cuts and black-outs could return to haunt us. The scenario is a familiar one. The economic and environmental challenges remain the same. But the energy debate has a new sense of direction and impetus. Economists, scientists, politicians and environmentalists are increasingly recognizing that nuclear energy is the only major energy source that can provide a secure supply of affordable and environmentally-friendly electricity. The time is ripe for the nuclear community to seize the initiative".
-The conference chairman was [[Mike Parker]] from [[BNFL]]. Other speakers included [[Giles Chicester]] MEP, [[Pierre Gadonneix]], the chairman of [[EDF]] and [[Andris Piebalds]] EU Commissioner for Energy.<ref>[http://www.foratom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95&Itemid=1 FORATOM website]</ref>
+The conference chairman was [[Mike Parker]] from [[BNFL]]. Other speakers included [[Giles Chichester]] MEP, [[Pierre Gadonneix]], the chairman of [[EDF]] and [[Andris Piebalds]] EU Commissioner for Energy.<ref>[http://www.foratom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95&Itemid=1 FORATOM website]</ref>
 ==Website==

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 =="Time to seize the initiative"==
-In March 2006, FORATOM hosted the second biannual pro-nuclear conference. It is being sold under the banner "Nuclear energy: Riding the Winds of Change".
+In March 2006, FORATOM hosted the second biannual pro-nuclear conference, under the banner "Nuclear energy: Riding the Winds of Change".
 The conference literature argued: "Rising oil and gas prices are unsustainable. Climate change continues to threaten the environment. Energy demand continues to spiral. The current energy mix cannot adequately meet that demand, so the spectre of power cuts and black-outs could return to haunt us. The scenario is a familiar one. The economic and environmental challenges remain the same. But the energy debate has a new sense of direction and impetus. Economists, scientists, politicians and environmentalists are increasingly recognizing that nuclear energy is the only major energy source that can provide a secure supply of affordable and environmentally-friendly electricity. The time is ripe for the nuclear community to seize the initiative".

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 On 19 October 2005, FORATOM organised a seminar entitled "Nuclear Energy: Meeting the challenge of climate change", at the European Parliament.
-During the seminar, a cross-party group of twenty-five MEPs today signed a joint Declaration on climate change and nuclear energy, including the British MEPs [[Den Dover]], [[Roger Helmer]], [[Geoffrey Van Orden]] and [[Terry Wynn]]. According to FORATOM "this initiative adds political weight to the shared conviction among an increasing number of MEPs, as well as national politicians, scientists and NGOs that nuclear energy can help the EU to meet its Kyoto Protocol CO2-reduction commitments and mitigate the effects of climate change."<ref>Brian Johnson, [http://www.theparliament.com/no_cache/latestnews/news-article/newsarticle/meps-urge-eu-leaders-to-get-real-on-nuclear-energy MEPs urge EU leaders to ‘get real’ on nuclear energy], www.theparliament.com, 18 October 2005.</ref>
+During the seminar, a cross-party group of twenty-five MEPs today signed a joint Declaration on climate change and nuclear energy, including the British MEPs [[Den Dover]], [[Roger Helmer]], [[Geoffrey Van Orden]] and [[Terry Wynn]]. According to FORATOM: "This initiative adds political weight to the shared conviction among an increasing number of MEPs, as well as national politicians, scientists and NGOs that nuclear energy can help the EU to meet its Kyoto Protocol CO2-reduction commitments and mitigate the effects of climate change."<ref>Brian Johnson, [http://www.theparliament.com/no_cache/latestnews/news-article/newsarticle/meps-urge-eu-leaders-to-get-real-on-nuclear-energy MEPs urge EU leaders to ‘get real’ on nuclear energy], www.theparliament.com, 18 October 2005.</ref>
 Terry Wynn, seen as a long-time pro-nuclear campaigner, told the conference: “We can’t have a debate on climate change without discussing nuclear energy, and while I encourage renewable energy sources, let’s get real, none of them will ever run the Brussels metro system”.

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 ==Downplaying Fukushima==
 FORATOM has sought to play down the importance of the Fukushima disaster in Japan in 2011. While praising the industry's "excellent safety profile", it said: "What happened at the Fukushima
-Daiichi nuclear power plant fades into obscurity when compared with the fact that so many lives were lost following the earthquake and tsunami. Those who were quick to say that the Fukushima bell has tolled for the nuclear industry would do well to remember this fact.. it is equally important to remember that not one single life has been lost as a direct result of the nuclear accident at Fukushima.<ref name=annual></ref>
+Daiichi nuclear power plant fades into obscurity when compared with the fact that so many lives were lost following the earthquake and tsunami. Those who were quick to say that the Fukushima bell has tolled for the nuclear industry would do well to remember this fact.. it is equally important to remember that not one single life has been lost as a direct result of the nuclear accident."<ref name=annual></ref>
 ==Nukes will save the climate==

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 Its 2011 annual report says building new nuclear power stations across Europe is a "a no-brainer", adding "the largest base-load electricity source that can realistically fulfil our security of supply, climate change and competitiveness requirements is nuclear".<ref name=annual>[http://www.foratom.org/publications.raw?task=callelement&item_id=45&element=0ab27474-adf5-41db-8395-e2f040908c60&method=download Foratom in 2011], Foratom, 2011, accessed 29 January 2013</ref>
 ==Members==
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 ==EU lobbying==
 FORATOM has 8 lobbying staff, four of whom have access to the European Parliament, and spent €1,971,611 on lobbying EU institutions in 2010.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultation/displaylobbyist.do?id=42433582-82 FORATOM's entry on EU lobbying transparency register], 11 June 2012</ref>
 ==Nukes will save the climate==
 On 19 October 2005, FORATOM organised a seminar entitled "Nuclear Energy: Meeting the challenge of climate change", at the European Parliament.

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 The central theme of Wynn’s speech was that “the problems and the solutions for nuclear power are neither technical nor environmental, but political ones”. Other speakers included known climate sceptic Chris Horner, the Director of External Relations for the [[European Enterprise Institute]] – he also represents the [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] and is counsel to the [[Cooler Heads Coalition]].<ref>[http://www.foratom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=111&Itemid=1 FORATOM website]</ref>
-=="Time to Seize the Initiative"==
+=="Time to seize the initiative"==
 In March 2006, FORATOM hosted the second biannual pro-nuclear conference. It is being sold under the banner "Nuclear energy: Riding the Winds of Change".

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 The European Atomic Forum (FORATOM) is the Brussels-based trade association for the nuclear energy industry in Europe. It says that its "main purpose is to promote the use of nuclear energy in Europe."<ref>[http://www.foratom.org/about-us.html About us], FORATOM website, 22 November 2012</ref>
-Its 2011 annual report says building new nuclear power stations across Europe is a "a no-brainer", adding "the largest base-load electricity source that can realistically fulfil our security of supply, climate change and competitiveness requirements is nuclear".<ref>[http://www.foratom.org/publications.raw?task=callelement&item_id=45&element=0ab27474-adf5-41db-8395-e2f040908c60&method=download Foratom in 2011], Foratom, 2011, accessed 29 January 2013</ref>
+Its 2011 annual report says building new nuclear power stations across Europe is a "a no-brainer", adding "the largest base-load electricity source that can realistically fulfil our security of supply, climate change and competitiveness requirements is nuclear".<ref name=annual>[http://www.foratom.org/publications.raw?task=callelement&item_id=45&element=0ab27474-adf5-41db-8395-e2f040908c60&method=download Foratom in 2011], Foratom, 2011, accessed 29 January 2013</ref>
 ==Members==