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UK’s nuclear industry urged to launch a new propaganda drive

Nuclear industry urged to woo public support for ‘low carbon, secure’ energy, Express and Star UK, 3 Dec 15 “……Lord Hutton, chairman of the Nuclear Industry Association, launched a new drive to engage with the public as plans continue to build new nuclear power stations.

He told the association’s annual conference in London that the nuclear industry had “work to do” to help improve public awareness of nuclear power…….

“There is a world of  opportunity opening up,” he said, adding that a new “concordat” launched today could help change public opinion about nuclear power.

“The industry already engages in public outreach, especially in areas where they operate, or plan to build. This can be through open public consultations or school events, but as an industry we need to get the message to a wider audience, to those people who aren’t in nuclear communities…..

The aim is to take the narrative beyond the media, by encouraging people to be proud of the sector and the work they do, having the confidence to talk to other parents in the school playground, or to family and friends.

Helping the wider public understand what nuclear is, can help change opinion about the sector.”… http://www.expressandstar.com/business/city-news/2015/12/03/nuclear-industry-urged-to-woo-public-support-for-low-carbon-secure-energy/

December 4, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | spinbuster, UK