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In January 2008 the UK government announced its plans to build new nuclear power stations, and the anti-nuclear movement in the United Kingdom has voiced concerns. There are also public concerns about the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Many different groups and individuals have been involved in demonstrations and protests over the years.
Specific groups
- Campaign Against Nuclear Radiation And Storage
- Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment
- Friends of the Earth
- Greenpeace
- No New Nukes
- NukeWatch
- Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- Stop Hinkley
- Trident Ploughshares
Academics
In 2008, several prominent UK academics spoke out against the government's proposal to build a new generation of nuclear power plants:[1][2]
- Frank Barnaby
- Paul Dorfman
- David Elliott (professor)
- Jerome Ravetz
- Andy Stirling
- Stephen Thomas (professor)
- Gordon Walker (professor)
Other individuals
- Damon Albarn
- Rosie Kane
- David Lowry
- Jean McSorley
- Pete Roche
- Angie Zelter
See also
- HMNB Clyde
- Nuclear or Not?
- Sustainable Development Commission
- The Economics of Nuclear Power
- Anti-nuclear movement in Australia
- Anti-nuclear movement in California
- Anti-nuclear movement in Canada
- Anti-nuclear movement in Germany
- Anti-nuclear movement in the United States
- List of anti-nuclear groups
External links
- Nuclearconsult
- Legal battles threaten nuclear power programme
- Nuclear veterans vow to fight on
- Anti-nuclear lobby 'holding back fight on climate change'
- Boats parade in anti-nuclear protest
- Arrests at anti-nuclear protest
- A new generation of CND goes on the march
- Lecturer arrested in anti-nuclear protest
- Malvern GP arrested at anti-nuclear protest
- MSP arrested in anti-nuclear demo
