Nuclear spin

NuclearSpin Welcome to NuclearSpin. In the current economic climate are you worried about how the nuclear industry and governments may try and spin the finances for new power stations? Will you end up paying for new nuclear power plants? Where are the new sites going to be built in the UK? What about the waste? Where will it be stored? Will it be secure? All these issues have not yet been resolved, yet the British government is pushing ahead with a new generation of nuclear power plants. Throughout 2012 we will be updating this portal and its associated pages, the bulk of which were developed in 2008-09. If you'd like to help us by becoming a Powerbase contributor, please email the managing editor melissa.jones@powerbase.info Background NuclearSpin was originally launched in response to the British Government's 12-week consultation on energy in 2006. In 2007 the High Court ruled that the government's plans to build a new generation of nuclear power stations were "unlawful" and the way it consulted with the public over the decision was "misleading, seriously flawed, manifestly inadequate and procedurally unfair". What made Gordon Brown's decision in January 2008 to give the go-ahead to a new generation of nuclear plants politically sensitive was his younger brother Andrew Brown's role as director of communications with EDF Energy, the UK subsidiary of EDF and one of the leading companies pushing for a nuclear rebuild programme in the UK. The Labour Government also sped up the planning process, making it easier for nuclear power plants to be built. Planning Minister Yvette Cooper was criticised for her "nuclear cronyism" due to her father's links to the nuclear industry. For a full briefing on the so-called 'facilitative actions' which the Government carried out to speed up nuclear developments see New Nuclear Monitor No.14 (pdf) To help people make up their own minds about nuclear power, NuclearSpin was last updated and expanded in 2008/09 with the following information: New sections on countries and regions, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, the EU, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom and United States; Expanded profiles on pro-nuclear organisations and lobby groups. An analysis section, including Why Nuclear is not the Answer to Climate Change and The_Secret_Pro-Nuclear_Push_In_Schools. NuclearSpin also worked with Sourcewatch to develop a Nuclear Portal page. Some articles and profiles have now been deleted from this NuclearSpin site and moved across to SourceWatch. Deleted pages include a redirect to the relevant Sourcewatch page. We hope you find this site useful and informative. We think you will discover that a greater awareness of what is going on globally will help you understand what pro-nuclear spindoctors are up to in your country. The editor of the Nuclear Spin portal is Andy Rowell.

NuclearSpin Categories This article is part of the Nuclear Spin project of Spinwatch. Analysis Individuals Organisations Countries Companies PR PR, Lobbying and Consultancy firms NuclearSpin News NuclearSpin or documents from this website have been covered by: Pete Roche, The Treasury and Nuclear Power - if they aren't sane how can we trust them with the nation's finances? Pete Roche, Spinwatch When is a Subsidy not a Subsidy?, 22 May 2012 Private Eye Waiving the rules to keep the nuclear power programme on course, Rob Edwards, 21 March 2012 SpinWatch The Coalition is Set to Break its Promise on Nuclear, 9 May 2012 Resources Briefings 9 May 2012: Broken Promises: Subsiding the Nuclear Industry Briefings archive To help people understand key issues on nuclear power, NuclearSpin in 2009 published a series of in-depth analysis pieces on key issues surrounding the debate concerning building new nuclear power plants in the UK. We will be updating these briefings and associated pages in 2012. Search for other articles on the Nuclear push at the Spinwatch site