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− | <center>'''Welcome to the Nuclearspin website'''</center>
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− | On 23 January 2006, the British government officially launched a 12 week consultation exercise on Britain’s energy needs entitled: "Our Energy Challenge: securing clean, affordable energy for the long term".
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− | Two months before, in November 2005, Tony Blair was said to be already “convincedâ€? of the pro-nuclear argument. Because of Blair’s conversion to the nuclear cause as well the pro-nuclear bias of the Cabinet, the Energy Review is seen by some as a cynical PR exercise by the government that gives the appearance of a public debate, whilst the decision is already made up. To others the public consultation exercise is a genuine public debate.
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− | Whatever the case, the pro-nuclear lobby is working vehemently behind the scenes to secure a new generation of nuclear power stations. This year is the twentieth anniversary of the accident at Chernobyl, which effectively killed off nuclear power in Europe for a generation. Now the twin concerns of energy security and climate change have given nuclear a new political lease of life, undreamed of only a few years ago by its most ardent supporters.
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− | The Nuclear Spin website is designed to help people find out more about the key pro-nuclear advocates in the UK who are pushing for a resumption of nuclear power. It documents some of the public relations tactics being used by the industry to fool the public into believing that Britain’s future is nuclear.
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− | We hope you enjoy it. If you want to get involved please see the menus on the left hand column.
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− | [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Pro-nuclear_individuals '''Individuals'''] | |
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− | [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Pro-nuclear_organisations '''Organisations'''] | |
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− | [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Media_Spin_on_Nuclear '''The Media''']
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− | [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Pro-nuclear_columnists '''Individual Columnists''']
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− | [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Civil_nuclear_industry '''Companies''']
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− | [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Nuclear_PR%2C_lobbying_and_consultancy_firms '''PR, Lobbying and Consultancy firms''']
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− | [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Pro-nuclear_city_firms '''City Firms''']
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− | [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Nuclear_spin_-_trade_unions '''Unions''']
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− | [http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Category:Web_companies_working_for_the_nuclear_lobby '''Web Companies''']
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