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The [[Nuclear Industry Association]] (NIA) is the trade association and 'representative voice of the UK’s civil nuclear industry. It represents almost 60,000 UK nuclear workers across more than 260 member companies.
 
The [[Nuclear Industry Association]] (NIA) is the trade association and 'representative voice of the UK’s civil nuclear industry. It represents almost 60,000 UK nuclear workers across more than 260 member companies.
  
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== Labour Government Commends NIA for Low Carbon Message ==
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== Labour government commends NIA for low carbon message ==
  
 
At the 2010 Energy Choices conference, the then Energy Minister [[Lord Hunt]] said that: ““I must commend the work of the NIA in helping to get the positive message across that nuclear is an essential part of a low carbon future for the UK.” <ref> John McNamara, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_27.pdf NIA’s Energy Choices strikes a chord], IndustryLink 27, Jan/Feb/March 2010 </ref>
 
At the 2010 Energy Choices conference, the then Energy Minister [[Lord Hunt]] said that: ““I must commend the work of the NIA in helping to get the positive message across that nuclear is an essential part of a low carbon future for the UK.” <ref> John McNamara, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_27.pdf NIA’s Energy Choices strikes a chord], IndustryLink 27, Jan/Feb/March 2010 </ref>
  
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== Friends in High Places==
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== Friends in high places==
  
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In May 2010, the NIA reacted positively to the formation of the Coalition government. Although worried by the appointment of the then Energy Secretary Chris Huhne, the NIA was “particularly pleased to see the appointment of [[Charles Hendry]] to the Energy job.”
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In May 2010, the NIA reacted positively to the formation of the Coalition government. Although worried by the appointment of the then Energy Secretary [[Chris Huhne]], the NIA was “particularly pleased to see the appointment of [[Charles Hendry]] to the Energy job.”
  
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At the NIA's Summer party at the Royal Society, Hendry applauded the efforts of the industry in readying itself for “a nuclear renaissance.” “I am always impressed by the nuclear industry. I have enjoyed working with many of you in my former role in opposition – and now that I am part of this new government I look forward to working with you to deliver a secure energy future for the UK.” <ref> John McNamara, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_29.pdf What a Party that Was!], IndustryLink, Issue No.29, Autumn 2010</ref>  
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At the NIA's Summer Party at the [[Royal Society]], Hendry applauded the efforts of the industry in readying itself for “a nuclear renaissance". “I am always impressed by the nuclear industry. I have enjoyed working with many of you in my former role in opposition – and now that I am part of this new government I look forward to working with you to deliver a secure energy future for the UK.” <ref> John McNamara, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_29.pdf What a Party that Was!], IndustryLink, Issue No.29, Autumn 2010</ref>  
  
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The NIA was quick to spin its low-carbon message to other members of the new Coalition government. [[Keith Parker]], the head of the NIA said: “We will continue to get our key message, that nuclear should be at the heart of the UK’s low-carbon agenda, across to the most influential audiences.” The NIA’s Public Affairs and Communications teams were said to be “busy making contact to continue representing the industry to key policy-makers and politicians of influence”.” <ref> John McNamara, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_28.pdf New friends in high places as government beds in], Industry Link, Issue No.28, Summer 2010, p5 </ref>
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The NIA was quick to spin its low-carbon message to other members of the new Coalition government. [[Keith Parker]], the head of the NIA said: “We will continue to get our key message, that nuclear should be at the heart of the UK’s low-carbon agenda, across to the most influential audiences.” The NIA’s Public Affairs and Communications teams were said to be “busy making contact to continue representing the industry to key policymakers and politicians of influence”. <ref> John McNamara, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_28.pdf New friends in high places as government beds in], Industry Link, Issue No.28, Summer 2010, p5 </ref>
  
 
“Starting at the TUC in September and finishing with the Conservatives in Birmingham, in early October, the NIA will be exhibiting, debating, networking, defending and messaging on behalf of UK nuclear,” wrote the NIA’s then Head of Media and Public Relations at the NIA. <ref> John McNamara, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_29.pdf Editor’s Eye], IndustryLink, Issue No.29 Autumn 2010, p3</ref>
 
“Starting at the TUC in September and finishing with the Conservatives in Birmingham, in early October, the NIA will be exhibiting, debating, networking, defending and messaging on behalf of UK nuclear,” wrote the NIA’s then Head of Media and Public Relations at the NIA. <ref> John McNamara, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_29.pdf Editor’s Eye], IndustryLink, Issue No.29 Autumn 2010, p3</ref>
  
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A year later, the NIA was also extremely active at the Party Conference season. Its newsletter described how the “NIA descended on Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester for 3 weeks of engagement with politicians, grassroots party members and other organisations.” The NIA’s favourite minister, Energy Minister Charles Hendry MP spoke to a packed out room at Conservative Party Conference. His conference speech recognised nuclear energy to be “the cheapest low-carbon source of electricity, so it can keep bills down and the lights on. “ <ref> IndustryLink, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_34.pdf Political Conference Season 2011], Issue No.34 Winter 2011, p10-11</ref>
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A year later, the NIA was also extremely active at the Party Conference season. Its newsletter described how the “NIA descended on Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester for 3 weeks of engagement with politicians, grassroots party members and other organisations.” The NIA’s favourite minister, Energy Minister Charles Hendry MP spoke to a packed out room at Conservative Party Conference. His conference speech recognised nuclear energy to be “the cheapest low-carbon source of electricity, so it can keep bills down and the lights on.“<ref> IndustryLink, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_34.pdf Political Conference Season 2011], Issue No.34 Winter 2011, p10-11</ref>
  
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== Working with the Government on the Carbon Floor Price ==
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== Working with the Government on the carbon floor price ==
  
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[[Keith Parker]] was quick to let slip that the NIA was seeking to lobby the government on the carbon floor price, a key mechanism by which the government might surreptitiously subsidise nuclear. “We look forward to working with [[Chris Huhne]] and his team and we note the encouraging words on setting a carbon price, something the industry is supporting, to send a clear signal to investors that low carbon technologies including renewables and nuclear play the key role in delivering the UK’s energy future.” <ref> John McNamara, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_28.pdf New friends in high places as government beds in], IndustryLink, Issue No.28, Summer 2010, p5 </ref>
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Keith Parker was quick to let slip that the NIA was seeking to lobby the government on the carbon floor price, a key mechanism by which the government might surreptitiously subsidise nuclear. “We look forward to working with [[Chris Huhne]] and his team and we note the encouraging words on setting a carbon price, something the industry is supporting, to send a clear signal to investors that low carbon technologies including renewables and nuclear play the key role in delivering the UK’s energy future.” <ref> John McNamara, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_28.pdf New friends in high places as government beds in], IndustryLink, Issue No.28, Summer 2010, p5 </ref>
  
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== “We Must Learn Lessons” of Fukushima ==  
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== “We must learn lessons” of Fukushima ==  
  
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After the Fukushima disaster, Keith Parker, the head of the NIA wrote that the “UK has made huge progress in recent years in turning around what was generally regarded as a sunset industry, enduring a slow and not very graceful decline, into one with bright and optimistic prospects that is destined now to be a cornerstone of the nation’s energy needs well into the future.”
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After the Fukushima disaster, Keith Parker, the head of the NIA wrote that the “UK has made huge progress in recent years in turning around what was generally regarded as a sunset industry, enduring a slow and not very graceful decline, into one with bright and optimistic prospects that is destined now to be a cornerstone of the nation’s energy needs well into the future".
  
 
Despite this, he praised the government’s “sensible and measured approach” in response to the catastrophic accident at Fukushima, arguing that “we have to be prepared to learn and apply the lessons of Japan just as we did the lessons of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.” <ref> Keith Parker, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_31.pdf From the Top], IndustryLink, Issue No.31 Spring 2011, p8 </ref>
 
Despite this, he praised the government’s “sensible and measured approach” in response to the catastrophic accident at Fukushima, arguing that “we have to be prepared to learn and apply the lessons of Japan just as we did the lessons of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.” <ref> Keith Parker, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_31.pdf From the Top], IndustryLink, Issue No.31 Spring 2011, p8 </ref>
  
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==Revolving Door ==  
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==Revolving door ==  
  
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In Mid-June 2011, the former Secretary of State for Energy, [[John Hutton]], became the Chair of the NIA.
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In mid-June 2011, the former Secretary of State for Energy, [[John Hutton]], became the Chair of the NIA.
  
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The NIA’s chief executive Keith Parker said “We are at a key point for the development of the UK’s nuclear industry and we are delighted to welcome John Hutton as our chairman. In the wake of the events in Japan we must continue to move forward with confidence and credibility - and help the UK meet it’s security of supply and climate change goals. John Hutton is recognised internationally and he is the ideal person to lead the industry forward.” <ref> John McNamara, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_32.pdf John Hutton announced as NIA chairman], IndustryLink, Issue No.32 Summer 2011 </ref>
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The NIA’s chief executive Keith Parker said, “We are at a key point for the development of the UK’s nuclear industry and we are delighted to welcome John Hutton as our chairman. In the wake of the events in Japan we must continue to move forward with confidence and credibility - and help the UK meet it’s security of supply and climate change goals. John Hutton is recognised internationally and he is the ideal person to lead the industry forward.” <ref> John McNamara, [http://www.niauk.org/images/industry_link/industrylink_32.pdf John Hutton announced as NIA chairman], IndustryLink, Issue No.32 Summer 2011 </ref>
 
   
 
   
 
==People==
 
==People==
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* [[Sandra Evenden]] Accounts Administrator
 
* [[Sandra Evenden]] Accounts Administrator
 
* [[Alastair Evans]] - Communications Officer from May 2011
 
* [[Alastair Evans]] - Communications Officer from May 2011
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* [[Miranda Kirschel]] - Corporate Affairs Manager
 
* [[Hannah Grimsley]] - Public Affairs Officer from March 2011
 
* [[Hannah Grimsley]] - Public Affairs Officer from March 2011
 
* [[Peter Haslam]] - Public Policy Advisor
 
* [[Peter Haslam]] - Public Policy Advisor
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* [[Simon James]] Communications Manager
 
* [[Simon James]] Communications Manager
 
* [[John McNamara]] <ref> Gavin Stamp, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11096716 Lib Dems face extra lobbying push], BBC News, in Liverpool, 20 September 2010, accessed 8 May 2010 </ref>
 
* [[John McNamara]] <ref> Gavin Stamp, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11096716 Lib Dems face extra lobbying push], BBC News, in Liverpool, 20 September 2010, accessed 8 May 2010 </ref>
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==NIA Members==
 
==NIA Members==
  
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* ABB Limited
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* [[ABB]] Limited | [[AECL]] | [[AK Engineering Services]] | [[Alpha Engineering]] | [[ALSTEC]] | [[AMEC]] Group
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* AECL
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| [[AMEC NNC]] | [[AN Technology]] | [[Arup]] | [[Ashurst]] | [[Atentis]] Limited | [[AT Group]] Ltd | [[Atkins Nuclear]] | [[AWE]] Plc | [[Bechtel Management Company]] Ltd |  [[Birse Nuclear]] | [[BNFL]] | [[Boulting Group]] Plc | [[Bradtec Decon Technologies]] Ltd | [[British Energy]] Plc | [[British Shielding Windows]] Ltd
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* Alpha Engineering
 
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* ALSTEC
 
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* [[AMEC]] Group
 
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* AMEC NNC
 
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* AN Technology
 
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* [[Arup]]
 
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* Ashurst
 
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* Atentis Limited
 
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* AT Group Ltd
 
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* Atkins Nuclear
 
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* AWE Plc
 
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* Bechtel Management Company Ltd
 
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* Birse Nuclear
 
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* [[BNFL]]
 
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* Boulting Group Plc
 
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* Bradtec Decon Technologies Ltd
 
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* [[British Energy]] Plc
 
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* British Shielding Windows Ltd
 
 
* Brown and Mason Ltd
 
* Brown and Mason Ltd
 
* Canberra Harwell Ltd
 
* Canberra Harwell Ltd

Revision as of 00:14, 4 September 2012

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


The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) is the trade association and 'representative voice of the UK’s civil nuclear industry. It represents almost 60,000 UK nuclear workers across more than 260 member companies.

Labour government commends NIA for low carbon message

At the 2010 Energy Choices conference, the then Energy Minister Lord Hunt said that: ““I must commend the work of the NIA in helping to get the positive message across that nuclear is an essential part of a low carbon future for the UK.” [1]

Friends in high places

In May 2010, the NIA reacted positively to the formation of the Coalition government. Although worried by the appointment of the then Energy Secretary Chris Huhne, the NIA was “particularly pleased to see the appointment of Charles Hendry to the Energy job.”

At the NIA's Summer Party at the Royal Society, Hendry applauded the efforts of the industry in readying itself for “a nuclear renaissance". “I am always impressed by the nuclear industry. I have enjoyed working with many of you in my former role in opposition – and now that I am part of this new government I look forward to working with you to deliver a secure energy future for the UK.” [2]

The NIA was quick to spin its low-carbon message to other members of the new Coalition government. Keith Parker, the head of the NIA said: “We will continue to get our key message, that nuclear should be at the heart of the UK’s low-carbon agenda, across to the most influential audiences.” The NIA’s Public Affairs and Communications teams were said to be “busy making contact to continue representing the industry to key policymakers and politicians of influence”. [3]

“Starting at the TUC in September and finishing with the Conservatives in Birmingham, in early October, the NIA will be exhibiting, debating, networking, defending and messaging on behalf of UK nuclear,” wrote the NIA’s then Head of Media and Public Relations at the NIA. [4]

A year later, the NIA was also extremely active at the Party Conference season. Its newsletter described how the “NIA descended on Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester for 3 weeks of engagement with politicians, grassroots party members and other organisations.” The NIA’s favourite minister, Energy Minister Charles Hendry MP spoke to a packed out room at Conservative Party Conference. His conference speech recognised nuclear energy to be “the cheapest low-carbon source of electricity, so it can keep bills down and the lights on.“[5]

Working with the Government on the carbon floor price

Keith Parker was quick to let slip that the NIA was seeking to lobby the government on the carbon floor price, a key mechanism by which the government might surreptitiously subsidise nuclear. “We look forward to working with Chris Huhne and his team and we note the encouraging words on setting a carbon price, something the industry is supporting, to send a clear signal to investors that low carbon technologies including renewables and nuclear play the key role in delivering the UK’s energy future.” [6]

“We must learn lessons” of Fukushima

After the Fukushima disaster, Keith Parker, the head of the NIA wrote that the “UK has made huge progress in recent years in turning around what was generally regarded as a sunset industry, enduring a slow and not very graceful decline, into one with bright and optimistic prospects that is destined now to be a cornerstone of the nation’s energy needs well into the future".

Despite this, he praised the government’s “sensible and measured approach” in response to the catastrophic accident at Fukushima, arguing that “we have to be prepared to learn and apply the lessons of Japan just as we did the lessons of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.” [7]

Revolving door

In mid-June 2011, the former Secretary of State for Energy, John Hutton, became the Chair of the NIA.

The NIA’s chief executive Keith Parker said, “We are at a key point for the development of the UK’s nuclear industry and we are delighted to welcome John Hutton as our chairman. In the wake of the events in Japan we must continue to move forward with confidence and credibility - and help the UK meet it’s security of supply and climate change goals. John Hutton is recognised internationally and he is the ideal person to lead the industry forward.” [8]

People

Former personnel

NIA Members

| AMEC NNC | AN Technology | Arup | Ashurst | Atentis Limited | AT Group Ltd | Atkins Nuclear | AWE Plc | Bechtel Management Company Ltd | Birse Nuclear | BNFL | Boulting Group Plc | Bradtec Decon Technologies Ltd | British Energy Plc | British Shielding Windows Ltd

  • Brown and Mason Ltd
  • Canberra Harwell Ltd
  • Capula Ltd
  • Carillion Plc
  • Cee Vee Engineering Ltd
  • Centronic Ltd
  • CH2M Hill
  • CMS Cameron McKenna
  • Corbis Consulting Ltd
  • Corus Northern Engineering Services
  • Corus Process Engineering
  • Costain Oil, Gas and Process Ltd
  • Data Systems & Solutions Ltd
  • Day & Zimmerman Ltd
  • DentonWildeSapte
  • Different by Design
  • DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
  • E C Harris
  • Edmund Nuttall Ltd
  • Electrowatt-Ekono (UK) Ltd
  • Energy Institute
  • Entec UK Ltd
  • Fathoms Ltd
  • FCx Thompson Valves
  • Fluor Government Group
  • Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • GENII Engineering & Technology Training Ltd
  • Gleeds
  • Golder Associates (UK) Ltd
  • Gravatom Engineering Systems Ltd
  • H Smith (Engineers) Ltd
  • Halcrow Group Ltd
  • Hammonds
  • Herbert Smith
  • Hertel Services Ltd
  • Hochtief (UK) Construction Ltd
  • Hogan & Hartson
  • IJS Consultants
  • Imaging & Sensing Technology Ltd
  • IMI Components
  • Imperial College London
  • INBIS Group Plc
  • Jacobs Babtie Ltd
  • Jacobs Ltd
  • Jordan Engineering UK Ltd
  • KDC Group
  • Kier Construction
  • Laboratory Impex Systems
  • Lumis LLP
  • Marubeni Europe Plc
  • McGrigors
  • Mitsui Babcock Energy Ltd
  • MHF Logistical Solutions
  • Montgomery Watson Harza
  • Mott MacDonald
  • Mowlem Nuclear Services Ltd
  • Nirex
  • NIS Group
  • Northwest Development Agency
  • Norton Rose
  • Norwest Holst Construction Ltd
  • Nuclear Engineering Services Ltd
  • Nuclear Risk Insurers Ltd
  • Nuclear Technologies Plc
  • Nu-Tech Associates
  • One North East
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff Limited
  • Pinsent Masons Solicitors
  • Praxis High Intergrity Systems Ltd
  • Radwise Limited
  • Redcliffe Ltd
  • RM Consultants Ltd
  • RTS Innovation Ltd
  • RWE NUKEM Ltd
  • Scottish Enterprise Energy Team
  • SEC-UK Nuclear Ltd
  • Semple Fraser
  • Speechly Bircham
  • SERCO Assurance
  • Simmons & Simmons
  • Sinclair Knight Merz
  • Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
  • SMT Consulting
  • Southern Scientific Ltd
  • Speechly Bircham
  • Studsvik UK Ltd
  • Syngensis Ltd
  • Taylor Woodrow Construction
  • The Engineering Business Ltd
  • Thermo Electron Corporation
  • Tokyo Electric Power Company Inc
  • Trinity May Ltd
  • UKAEA
  • Urenco Ltd
  • URS Corporation Ltd
  • VECTRA Group Limited
  • Washington E&C Ltd
  • Weir Strachan & Henshaw Ltd
  • Weir Valves & Controls UK Ltd.
  • WSP Environmental [10]

Resources

Contact

Carlton House
22a St James’s Square
London SW1Y 4JH
UK
Tel: +44(0)20 7766 6640
Fax: +44(0)20 7839 1523
Email: info@niauk.org

Notes

  1. ↑ John McNamara, NIA’s Energy Choices strikes a chord, IndustryLink 27, Jan/Feb/March 2010
  2. ↑ John McNamara, What a Party that Was!, IndustryLink, Issue No.29, Autumn 2010
  3. ↑ John McNamara, New friends in high places as government beds in, Industry Link, Issue No.28, Summer 2010, p5
  4. ↑ John McNamara, Editor’s Eye, IndustryLink, Issue No.29 Autumn 2010, p3
  5. ↑ IndustryLink, Political Conference Season 2011, Issue No.34 Winter 2011, p10-11
  6. ↑ John McNamara, New friends in high places as government beds in, IndustryLink, Issue No.28, Summer 2010, p5
  7. ↑ Keith Parker, From the Top, IndustryLink, Issue No.31 Spring 2011, p8
  8. ↑ John McNamara, John Hutton announced as NIA chairman, IndustryLink, Issue No.32 Summer 2011
  9. ↑ Gavin Stamp, Lib Dems face extra lobbying push, BBC News, in Liverpool, 20 September 2010, accessed 8 May 2010
  10. ↑ The Nuclear Industry Association website is here, although the list was removed from the website in early 2006. It is current to January, 2006.

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