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After the White Paper |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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Since the publication of the Energy White Paper in February, events in Britain and around the world have begun to change perceptions about the role of energy in our lives. |
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Meeting the skills challenge for the 21st century |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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Publication of the Government's White Paper '21st Century Skills: Realising Our Potential' has certainly put the skills issue at the heart of Government policy for the remaining part of this parliament and well into the next. |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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I wonder if the Regulators gathering recently in Rome appreciated the irony of meeting in a country which has suffered two large scale blackouts or let themselves, for just a moment, consider the possibility that with New Zealand, California, the US and Canadian east coast, Denmark and for a short time London, this might just be part of a trend. |
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Sound science supports the nuclear industry |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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The nuclear industry has faced obstacles for many years, but is now entering an even more crucial period as government policy is neglecting the future and security of UK's energy supply. Current government proposals are severely limiting the opportunities for the industry at a time when its contribution cannot be undervalued. |
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Clearing a path to the future |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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The NIA was again present at the Labour Party conference this autumn. As the trade body for the nuclear industry it is important to maintain the profile of the industry with government and counter anti-nuclear lobbying from 'green' groups. To this end the NIA had a stall in the conference exhibition area, which was well received by delegates. |
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NIA initiatives |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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Nuclear energy is a controversial issue and arouses strong emotions. The nuclear industry has not always done itself any favours in the way it has portrayed itself to a sceptical public - it suffers from a reputation for arrogance and secrecy, and a tendency to talk more to itself than to the public at large, moreover in a language that forbids public understanding and involvement. |
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New NIA members |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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Since the last issue of Industry Link six new members have joined the NIA bringing the membership up to over eighty. |
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Adrian Takes A Bow |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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Adrian Ham retired from NIA in September, to become a member of several advisory Boards, and to spend a lot more time in France. |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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Members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy, undertook a three day fact finding visit to Finland in June. Their main purpose was to find out more about the processes the Finns followed in reaching political and public consensus on plans for a waste repository for spent fuel, and for a fifth nuclear reactor. |
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