Nuclear PR

The nuclear power industry and government regulatory agencies traditionally used PR campaigns to overcome public opposition to the licensing and expansion of nuclear power plants and the disposal of nuclear waste.

More recently the nuclear industry and governments have sought to position the construction of new nuclear power stations as an important part in the global strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Articles and resources

Related SourceWatch articles

• Duke Energy
• Fukushima Disaster: The Myth of Nuclear Safety
• Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
• National debate on nuclear power (UK 2005-2006)
• Nevada Bets against Nuclear Waste
• New Jersey Affordable, Clean, Reliable Energy Coalition
• Nuclear Boosters
• Nuclear Energy Institute
• Nuclear Industry PR in Schools
• Nuking the Messengers
• Patrick Moore on Nuclear Power
• ProActive Communications
• Spinning the Bomb
• Storing Nuclear Waste: the Nukem PR Strategy
• U.S.-India Business Council

External articles

• Frew, W, "Campaign to discredit wind blows to NSW", Sydney Morning Herald, May 19, 2006.
• Nicholas D. Kristof, "Nukes Are Green", New York Times, April 9, 2005.
• Tom Henry, "Safety of nuclear power plants remains emotional issue in energy debate", Environmental News Network, April 25, 2005. (Originally published in The Blade, Toledo, Ohio).
• Jeff Young, "The Nuclear Option", Living on Earth, National Public Radio, June 3, 2005.
• Geoff Elliott, "Environment lobby warms to a nuclear age", The Australian, June 4, 2005.
• David Fleming, "Nuclear confusion", Australian Financial Review, June 24, 2004. (Originally published in Prospect magazine).
• Liz Minchin, "Fission expedition", The Age, June 28, 2005.
• Judith Lewis, "Green to the Core? How I tried to stop worrying and love nuclear power Part 2", LA Weekly, November 11- 17, 2005.
• Karen Howlett, "Opposition cries foul over lobbying post", Globe and Mail, December 8, 2005 Page A18.
• Miriam Lyons, "Learning to Love the Atom", Signature, January 2006.
• Polly Toynbee, "The climate-change deniers have now gone nuclear: When the rightwing tradition of bad science comes onside, it's time to look seriously at other energy technologies", The Guardian, July 18, 2006.
• Jeffrey Tomich, "Opponents in Missouri mobilize over positioning nuke plants as 'clean'," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), February 8, 2009.