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The Transatlantic Nuclear Energy Forum (TANEF) says it "aims to address key industry concerns and foster on-going strong relationships amongst nuclear energy companies and between the nuclear energy industry and governments, legislators and regulators based in the European Union and North America. <ref>Transatlantic Nuclear Energy Forum, [http://www.tanef.org/ Website]</ref>
 
The Transatlantic Nuclear Energy Forum (TANEF) says it "aims to address key industry concerns and foster on-going strong relationships amongst nuclear energy companies and between the nuclear energy industry and governments, legislators and regulators based in the European Union and North America. <ref>Transatlantic Nuclear Energy Forum, [http://www.tanef.org/ Website]</ref>
  
Its website is registered to [[Iain Malcolm]], the Chief Executive of the lobbying company [[Sovereign Strategy Ltd]].  
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Its website is registered to [[Iain Malcolm]], the Chief Executive of the lobbying company [[Sovereign Strategy Ltd]]. Sovereign was last recorded as providing UK public affairs consultancy services to TANEF in the quarter from September to November 2010. <ref> Association of Professional Political Consultants. APPC Register Entry, 1 Sep - 30 Nov 2010 </ref>
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==A transatlantic nuclear lobbying group==
 
==A transatlantic nuclear lobbying group==
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==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
 
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*[[Sovereign Strategy]]
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==Contact==
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:WC2N 5DS
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<ref> [http://www.taforum.org/Members/886 Transatlantic Nuclear Energy Forum] as at 7 November 2012 </ref>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Revision as of 23:02, 7 November 2012

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Background

The Transatlantic Nuclear Energy Forum (TANEF) says it "aims to address key industry concerns and foster on-going strong relationships amongst nuclear energy companies and between the nuclear energy industry and governments, legislators and regulators based in the European Union and North America. [1]

Its website is registered to Iain Malcolm, the Chief Executive of the lobbying company Sovereign Strategy Ltd. Sovereign was last recorded as providing UK public affairs consultancy services to TANEF in the quarter from September to November 2010. [2]

A transatlantic nuclear lobbying group

TANEF is governed by two political honorary chairs and two chairs from industry. One of each is from Europe and North America. The European Honorary Chair is Jack Cunningham, with his US Counterpart, Lindsey O. Graham, United States Senator for South Carolina. The Corporate chairs are Neville Chamberlain, Chairman, from URENCO Limited for Europe and John L. Hopkins, Group President, Government, Fluor Corporation for America.[3]

In 2004, while still a Labour MP, TANEF paid for Cunningham to visit the US.[4] That year, Cunningham also wrote to senior nuclear executives asking them to join the forum. His letter, obtained by The Sunday Times, says: “Tanef was created to provide a setting for senior executive transatlantic business-to-business and business-to-government dialogue on key nuclear energy issues and concerns . . . Membership in Tanef is being offered by select invitation with membership dues of $50,000 annually.”

Nuclear-power firms that have joined the forum include Fluor, Urenco, which makes enriched uranium, and British Nuclear Group, the waste management arm of BNFL.[5]

Affiliations

Contact

4th Floor
60 Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5DS

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Notes

  1. Transatlantic Nuclear Energy Forum, Website
  2. Association of Professional Political Consultants. APPC Register Entry, 1 Sep - 30 Nov 2010
  3. Transatlantic Nuclear Energy Forum, Website
  4. House of Commons, Register of Members' Interests, 2005.
  5. Robert Winnett, Revealed: Minister's Links to Nuclear Lobby, Sunday Times, 14 May, 2006.
  6. Transatlantic Nuclear Energy Forum as at 7 November 2012