Organization:The Alvin Weinberg Foundation

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The Alvin Weinberg Foundation
Logo of The Alvin Weinberg Foundation
Named afterAlvin M. Weinberg
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
TypeFoundation
FocusNext-generation nuclear energy
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Director
Stephen Tindale[1]
Websitethe-weinberg-foundation.org (archived)
Alvin M. Weinberg (1915–2006)

The Alvin Weinberg Foundation was a registered UK charity, operating under the name Weinberg Next Nuclear, that campaigned for research and development into next-generation nuclear energy. In particular, it advocated advancement of liquid fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) and other molten salt reactor (MSR) technologies.[2]

It was named for Alvin M. Weinberg, Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory between 1955–1973 and the main advocate of MSR development.[3]

History

  • September 2011: Launched at House of Lords.[4]
  • January 2014: Becomes a Registered Charity in England and Wales.
  • May 2015: Stephen Tindale joins as Director.[5]
  • July 2017: The Weinberg Foundation dissolved.

People

  • Baroness Worthington is trustee and patron.[6][7]
  • Stephen Tindale, who led Greenpeace in the UK from 2000 until 2005, was its last Director.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ruz, Camila (25 September 2015). "Why does the UK need China to build its nuclear plants?". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34329617. Retrieved 28 December 2015. 
  2. ↑ Scott, Katie (16 September 2011). "Thorium: the element that could power our future". Wired UK (Condé Nast). https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-09/16/a-nuclear-future. Retrieved 28 December 2015. 
  3. ↑ Clark, Duncan (9 September 2011). "Thorium advocates launch pressure group". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2011/sep/09/thorium-weinberg-foundation. Retrieved 28 December 2015. 
  4. ↑ "Launching The Weinberg Foundation". http://www.itheo.org/articles/launching-weinberg-foundation. Retrieved 28 December 2015. 
  5. ↑ Tindale, Stephen. "Why I have joined the Alvin Weinberg Foundation". http://www.the-weinberg-foundation.org/2015/06/04/why-i-have-joined-the-alvin-weinberg-foundation/. Retrieved 28 December 2015. 
  6. ↑ Cookson, Clive (23 September 2011). "New life for forgotten fuel". Financial Times (The Nikkei). http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/52d7bde6-e401-11e0-bc4e-00144feabdc0.html. Retrieved 28 December 2015. 
  7. ↑ "The Alvin Weinberg Foundation - Trustees". Charity Commission for England and Wales. http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1155255&SubsidiaryNumber=0. Retrieved 28 December 2015. 
  8. ↑ Connor, Steve (23 February 2009). "Nuclear power? Yes please...". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/nuclear-power-yes-please-1629327.html. Retrieved 28 December 2015. 
  9. ↑ Lynas, Mark (2012). The God Species. London: Fourth Estate. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-00-737522-6. 

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