Nuclear spin briefings archive

This article is part of the Nuclear Spin project of Spinwatch.

NuclearSpin Briefings archive 2009

To help people understand key issues on nuclear power, NuclearSpin in 2009 wrote a series of in-depth analysis pieces on key issues surrounding the debate concerning building new nuclear power plants in the UK. To access just click on the title (pdf downloads). We will be updating these briefings and associated pages in 2012.

• Nuclear Costs and Finances

An in-depth look at the costs and financing of the nuclear industry.

• Nuclear Siting

This briefing paper examines where new nuclear plants may be sited in the UK

• Nuclear Waste

Worried about how the government is going to spin nuclear waste? Then read this briefing paper.

• Nuclear Decommissioning

A critical examination of the issues that surround decommissioning in the UK

• A Nuclear Slush Fund?

A look at whether the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority used a "slush fund" to curry influence with local communities.

• An analysis section called Is the Debate on Nuclear Being Fixed?