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Dublin - Event Notice Thursday January 01 1970 Debate: Should We Go Nuclear
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Wednesday September 19, 2007 12:30 by SPDC - Socialist Party Dublin City Branch info at socialistparty dot net 141 Thomas Street, Dublin 8 01 6772592
An evening of debate hosted by the Socialist Party On 22 March this year, the Irish Congress of trade Unions issued a press statement criticising the government for not seriously considering nuclear energy as an option for providing the energy needs of the country over the next 20 years. The press statement said: "Over the next 20 years our population is forecast to grow to 5.5m. That has huge implications for energy supply. In that context we should not foreclose, or rule out one serious possible option, namely, nuclear power, especially given our high dependency on fossil fuels." nuclear_poster_small.pdf 0.33 Mb |
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Jump To Comment: 3 2 1Any comment on this meeting?
As I said, I was at a similar one earlier in the day where three experts in the nuclear field gave talks on the potential for nuclear energy in Ireland and three opposing views that suggested it wasn't the best option.
It exceeded my expectations since I'd expected it to be one-sided.
It pleased me that neither side tried to oppose the other, per se, but the side that suggested it wasn't a viable option proposed alternatives they viewed as better where the side that suggested it was a viable option put their case forward clearly and distinctly minus any negative comments towards the detractors.
There were other neutral speakers - one spoke on the issue of safety and the various elements and the other about the level of research ongoing and Ireland's involvement and growing number of researchers and qualified experts.
One of the most balanced discussions/debates I've been to when I expected it to be very different.
Coincidentally, I'll actually be at a talk on whether or not nuclear power is an option for Ireland on that night.
Hopefully there's details from SP's talk up afterwards.
And hopefully it's a balanced debate. It's an interesting issue and one that's dismissed out of hand all too quickly.
Sorry, the meeting will actually start at 8pm