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Ireland

  1. Electricity Regulation Act, Section 18 - Section 18(6) does not allow the use of nuclear fission

  2. National Electricity Association of Ireland (NEAI) - this site is still in development

  3. Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland 

  4. Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland


International

  1. Aker Solutions - Thorium 600 MW Reactor wins Energy award

  2. ANS -  American Nuclear Society

  3. B&W 180 MW - Babcock and Wilcox small reactor

  4. Brave New Climate - Independent communication of the science of climate change

  5. British Nuclear Society

  6. EFN - Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy

  7. European Utility Requirements

  8. Global Nuclear Energy Partnership

  9. IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency

  10. IFNEC, the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation

  11. Nuclear Tourist

  12. NEA - Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD)

  13. SFEN - French Nuclear Energy Society

  14. Sone - Supporters of Nuclear Energy (UK)

  15. Uranium Resources, Production and Demand - from the IAEA

  16. US Nuclear Energy Foundation

  17. WANO - World Association of Nuclear Operators

  18. Westinghouse 225 MW - small reactor from Westinghouse

  19. What is Nuclear - No-nonsense public education on the use of nuclear energy

  20. World Nuclear Association


Fossil Fuels

  1. BP - British Petroleum

  2. Oilcrash - A New Zealand site concerned about peak oil

  3. OPEC - Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

  4. Peak Oil - an Irish site, Association for Study of Peak Oil and Gas


Energy

  1. American Energy Independence

  2. Energy Pulse - Insight, Analysis and Commentary on the Global Power Industry

  3. Electricity saving - The Netherlands

  4. EIA - US Energy Information Administration

  5. The Oil Drum

  6. Sustainable Energy without the hot air - Must-read FREE pdf book about sustainable energy


Health Issues

  1. Chernobyl Tissue Bank - Examining exposure to radioiodine in childhood

  2. ICRP - International Commission for Radiological Protection

  3. ICRU - International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

  4. IRPA - International Radiation Protection Association

  5. UNSCEAR - United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation


The Environment

  1. An TAISCE - Ireland

  2. Power of One - Ireland

  3. Real Climate - Climate change information for people at all levels of awareness


Useful web documents

  1. study into low-carbon options for Ireland - POYRY study for EirGrid

  2. Ireland’s Low-Carbon Opportunity Study - McKinsey study for SEAI

  3. Technical Annex - to the above SEAI report

  4. UK study in 2006 - for the UK Government

  5. review of many reports - on emissions, from international Governments and universities

  6. 2008 International Disaster and Risk Conference

  7. Wind power generation analytical report, 2007 update - from EirGrid

  8. Renewable Energy in Ireland 2011 - from SEAI



 

Quick references



Advantages of nuclear


Find out more about the advantages of nuclear power in Ireland:

Nuclear is the cheapest

Nuclear is the cleanest

Nuclear power is the safest electricity

New nuclear power is ideal for Ireland


Supporters of nuclear in Ireland

Many Irish organisations have called for nuclear power to be considered here. (These links to external sites open in a new window).

ESB

EirGrid

Forfas

Irish Academy of Engineering

ICTU

IBEC


Political supporters of a debate


Calls for a national nuclear debate have come from (external sites open in a new window):

Minister for Energy, Eamon Ryan

Dáil Joint C’tee on Climate Change


Exploded myths about nuclear


These facts may surprise you:

Reactors would fit the Irish grid

There is a solution for nuclear waste

We can afford nuclear power

Nuclear fuel is plentiful


Other information


General items of interest about nuclear:

Types of reactors

History of nuclear power

IRIS - a suitable reactor for Ireland

Nuclear power is illegal in Ireland

Can we not just use Renewables?

Hydrogen - fuel of the future?

Who is BENE?

I want to be a Supporter