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Anti-nuclear Movement In Spain
The late 1950s and early 1960s saw a strong push from the Spanish Government to establish a national nuclear power industry. In response to the surge in nuclear power plant plans, a strong anti-nuclear movement emerged in 1973, which ultimately impeded the realisation of most of the projects.Lutz Mez, Mycle Schneider and Steve Thomas (Eds.) (2009). ''International Perspectives of Energy Policy and the Role of Nuclear Power'', Multi-Science Publishing Co. Ltd, p. 371. Conflict concerning the Lemóniz Nuclear Power Plant in the Basque province of Vizcaya was one of the major anti-nuclear issues in the 1970s and 1980s. Influenced by the terrorist group ETA, who killed some workers, including the industrial engineer José María Ryan, the socialist government approved a moratorium in late March 1984, and ultimately only ten of the 37 originally planned commercial nuclear reactors were built in Spain. Since the liberalisation of the electricity market, no new nuclear power plant has ...
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Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant
Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station at Almaraz in Spain and uses the Tagus River, that runs into Portugal, for cooling. It consists of two PWRs of 1011 and 1006 MWe. The Arrocampo reservoir as system to refrigerate the Nuclear Plant The refrigeration of the Almaraz nuclear power plant was the first reason for the construction of the Arrocampo Reservoir in 1976. The water is taken from the Tagus River and covers a U-shaped circuit of 25 km which allows the cooling of the heat generated by the two nuclear reactors of the plant. (See the illustration of the water circulation in Arrocampo) The walls of thermic separation (''pantallas de separación térmica'' in Spanish) (PST) are 11 km long and 8 m high. The tops of these walls are used by great cormorants and great egret as standing, resting and sleeping areas. History In 1975 Luis E. Echávarri was made project manager of the Plant. In 1985 he became Technical Director of the Spanish Nuclear S ...
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Anti-nuclear Movement By Country
The anti-nuclear movement is a social movement that opposes various nuclear technologies. Some direct action groups, environmental movements, and professional organisations have identified themselves with the movement at the local, national, or international level.Fox ButterfieldProfessional Groups Flocking to Antinuclear Drive ''The New York Times'', 27 March 1982. Major anti-nuclear groups include Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Peace Action, Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice and the Nuclear Information and Resource Service. The initial objective of the movement was nuclear disarmament, though since the late 1960s opposition has included the use of nuclear power. Many anti-nuclear groups oppose both nuclear power and nuclear weapons. The formation of green parties in the 1970s and 1980s was often a direct result of anti-nuclear politics.John Barr ...
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Wind Power In Spain
Spain is one of the countries with the largest wind power capacity installed, with over 27 GW in 2020. History Spain was an early leader in development of wind power, ranking second after Germany by installed capacity until 2006, when it was surpassed by the United States. In November 2009, a wind storm caused wind farms to produce a peak of 53% of total electricity demand (11.546 GW). This was surpassed in November 2011 with a capacity peak of 59% of power demand being generated by wind power. In 2009, the largest producer of wind power in Spain was Iberdrola, with 25.5% of capacity, followed by Acciona with 20.9% and NEO Energia ( EDP Renewables) with 8.3%. Following the fallout from the financial crisis in 2008 and the dire straits of the Spanish economy in the subsequent period new installations of new wind turbines all but stagnated between 2012 and 2015, remaining at close to 23,000 MW installed capacity for the entire period. While Spain put expansion on ice, the ...
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Renewable Energy In Spain
Spain, along with other European Union States, has a target of generating 32% of all its energy needs from renewable energy sources by 2030. A previous target of 20% for 2020, with an additional 0.8% available for other EU countries under the cooperation mechanism, was reached and slightly surpassed. In 2021, renewables generated 46.7% of Spain's electricity needs, the largest part of it from wind power (23.3%), followed by hydroelectric (11.4%), solar (9.9%), and other renewables (2.2%). Development Electricity from renewable sources in Spain represented 42.8% of electricity demand coverage during 2014. The country has a very large wind power capability built up over many years and is one of the world leaders in wind power generation. Initially Spain also positioned itself as a European leader in solar power, by 2007-2010 the country was second only to Germany in installed capacity, however other countries (Renewable energy in Italy, Italy in particular) have since leapfr ...
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List Of Nuclear-Free Future Award Recipients
Since 1998 the Nuclear-Free Future Award (NFFA) is an award given to anti-nuclear activists, organizations and communities. The award is intended to promote opposition to uranium mining, nuclear weapons and nuclear power. The NFFA is a project of the Franz Moll Foundation for the Coming Generations and gives out awards in three categories: Resistance ($10,000 prize), Education ($10,000 prize) and Solutions ($10,000 prize). Additional optional categories are Lifetime Achievement and Special Recognition (contemporary work of art). The award ceremonies take place all around the world. The NFFA is financed by donations, charity events, and benefit auctions. Laureates The Nuclear-Free Future Award Laureates: See also * List of nuclear whistleblowers * List of peace activists * William and Katherine Estes Award * Non-nuclear future * Nuclear Free World Policy * World Uranium Hearing * Anti-nuclear movement * Nuclear disarmament * List of environmental awards This list of enviro ...
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List Of Nuclear Whistleblowers
There have been a number of nuclear whistleblowers, often nuclear engineers, who have identified safety concerns about nuclear power and nuclear weapons production. List Other nuclear whistleblowers * Chuck Atkinson * Dale G. Bridenbaugh * Joe Carson * Larry Criscione * Mark Gillespie * Lars-Olov Höglund * Carl HocevarFalk, Jim (1982). ''Global Fission:The Battle Over Nuclear Power'', p. 95. * David Hoffman * Avon Hudson * Shafiqul Islam * Carl Patrickson * Richard H. Perkins * Robert Pollard * John P. Shannon * Don Ranft * Zhores Medvedev * Ronald A. Sorri * Grigoris Lambrakis See also * Nuclear accidents in the United States * Nuclear safety * Anti-nuclear movement in the United States References External links * Watching the Watchdogs* ttp://www.whistleblower.org/ Government Accountability Project Whistleblower protection Org.* National Whistleblowers Center - Nuclear Whistleblowers {{DEFAULTSORT:Nuclear whistleblowers *Nuclear, List Nuclear whistleblowers Nu ...
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Gladys Del Estal
Gladys del Estal Ferreño was a ecologist activist from San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain (Caracas, 1956 - Tudela, Navarre, Tudela, 1979). She was killed by a bullet shot at her by the Guardia Civil (Spain), Guardia Civil during a protest in Tudela, Navarre, against the nuclear station construction program for the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, and the aircraft firing range of Bardenas Reales, Bardenas. She has since become an important icon of the ecologist movement. Biography Gladys del Estal Ferreño was born in Venezuela to Spanish parents exiled during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Her father was Enrique del Estal Añorga and her mother Eugenia Ferreño. The family returned home, settling down in Egia, San Sebastian. She studied at ''Colegio Presentación de María'', and later Administration at the ''Centro Cultural Femenino Nazaret''. She also had finished her studies at the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of the Basque Country in 1978, and work ...
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List Of Anti-nuclear Power Groups
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Nuclear Power In Spain
Spain has five active nuclear power plants with seven reactors producing 21% of the country's electricity as of 2013. A nuclear power moratorium was enacted by the Socialist government in 1983. For a time the country had a policy of phasing out nuclear power in favor of renewables. It ended in 1997 but no public or private company has been interested in building new nuclear plants. The oldest unit (at José Cabrera nuclear power plant) was shut down at the end of 2006, 40 years after its construction. In December 2012, the Garoña plant was also shut down. In 2011, the government lifted the 40-year limit on all reactors, allowing owners to apply for license extensions in 10-year increments. History In early 1947, the Commission was created within the National Research Council in order to rule on issues of "Technical Physics of greatest interest to the country". In the middle of that year, the Naval Attache of the United States Embassy in Spain, won the Laboratory and ...
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Jorge Toledo Albiñana
Jorge Toledo Albiñana (born in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany, on 21 September 1964) is a Spanish diplomat who has served as the European Union ambassador to China since September 2022. He previously served as Spain's ambassador to Japan, and as Secretary of State for the European Union. Graduated in Law from the University of Zaragoza, he entered the Diplomatic Career in 1989. He has been assigned to the Spanish diplomatic representations in India and Japan. He was a technical advisor in the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and in the General Subdirectorate of Industrial, Energy, Transportation and Communications Affairs, and advisory member in the Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Foreign Policy and in the Organizing Committee of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. He has been Head of the Technical Office of the Secretary General for European Affairs and in 2005 he was appointed Director of the Cabinet of the Secretary of State for the E ...
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been described as a '' sui generis'' political entity (without precedent or comparison) combining the characteristics of both a federation and a confederation. Containing 5.8per cent of the world population in 2020, the EU generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around trillion in 2021, constituting approximately 18per cent of global nominal GDP. Additionally, all EU states but Bulgaria have a very high Human Development Index according to the United Nations Development Programme. Its cornerstone, the Customs Union, paved the way to establishing an internal single market based on standardised legal framework and legislation that applies in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states have agreed to act ...
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