The Alvin Weinberg Foundation

The Alvin Weinberg Foundation

Named after	Alvin M. Weinberg
Founded	2011;14 years ago (2011)
Type	Foundation
Focus	Next-generation nuclear energy
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Director	Stephen Tindale [1]
Website	the-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

• Generation IV reactor
• Liquid fluoride thorium reactor
• Molten salt reactor
• Thorium-based nuclear power

References

1. Ruz, Camila (25 September 2015). "Why does the UK need China to build its nuclear plants?". BBC News . British Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
2. Scott, Katie (16 September 2011). "Thorium: the element that could power our future". Wired UK . Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
3. Clark, Duncan (9 September 2011). "Thorium advocates launch pressure group". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
4. "Launching The Weinberg Foundation". International Thorium Energy Organisation, IThEO. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
5. Tindale, Stephen. "Why I have joined the Alvin Weinberg Foundation". The Alvin Weinberg Foundation. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
6. Cookson, Clive (23 September 2011). "New life for forgotten fuel". Financial Times . The Nikkei . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
7. "The Alvin Weinberg Foundation - Trustees". Registered Charities. Charity Commission for England and Wales . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
8. Connor, Steve (23 February 2009). "Nuclear power? Yes please..." The Independent . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
9. Lynas, Mark (2012). The God Species. London: Fourth Estate. p. 181. ISBN   978-0-00-737522-6.

External links

• the-weinberg-foundation.org