What did British nuclear report really say: an EEI perspective

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976 · Electr. Perspect.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7231141

The British Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution was instituted ''to advise on matters, both national and international, concerning the pollution of the environment; on the adequacy of research in this field; and the future possibilities of danger to the environment.'' The decision to undertake a study of nuclear power was made early in 1974; the final report, Sixth Report, Nuclear Power and the Environment, was submitted to Parliament in September 1976. Generally, the Commission has given nuclear power a clean bill of health, but the Commission's positive findings have been obscured. One of its recommendations says, ''the abandonment of nuclear fission power would, however, be neither wise nor justified. But a major commitment to fission power and a plutonium economy should be postponed as long as possible.'' It is felt that this is a new weapon for the opponents of nuclear power. A major impact of its misinterpretation is expected in the United States. The head of the Commission has said the statements concerning the ''plutonium economy'' were made in the context of looking far into the future. Comments from the Secretary of State for the Environment, a spokeman from the British Nuclear Fuels Ltd., and a spokesman from the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority are included. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 7231141
• Journal Information: Electr. Perspect.; (United States), Journal Name: Electr. Perspect.; (United States) Vol. 5; ISSN ELPED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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