The Alvin Weinberg Foundation Explained

The Alvin Weinberg Foundation
Named After:	Alvin M. Weinberg
Type:	Foundation
Headquarters:	London, United Kingdom
Leader Title:	Director
Leader Name:	Stephen Tindale^[1]
Homepage:	the-weinberg-foundation.org (archived)

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

External links

• the-weinberg-foundation.org

Notes and References

1. News: Ruz. Camila. Why does the UK need China to build its nuclear plants?. 28 December 2015. BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 September 2015.
2. Scott. Katie. Thorium: the element that could power our future. 28 December 2015. Wired UK. Condé Nast. 16 September 2011. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010003/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-09/16/a-nuclear-future. dead.
3. News: Clark. Duncan. Thorium advocates launch pressure group. 28 December 2015. The Guardian. 9 September 2011.
4. Web site: Launching The Weinberg Foundation. International Thorium Energy Organisation, IThEO. 28 December 2015. 20 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160120235509/http://www.itheo.org/articles/launching-weinberg-foundation. dead.
5. Web site: Tindale. Stephen. Why I have joined the Alvin Weinberg Foundation. The Alvin Weinberg Foundation. 28 December 2015.
6. News: Cookson. Clive. New life for forgotten fuel. Financial Times. The Nikkei. 23 September 2011. 28 December 2015.
7. Web site: The Alvin Weinberg Foundation - Trustees. Registered Charities. Charity Commission for England and Wales. 28 December 2015.
8. News: Connor. Steve. Nuclear power? Yes please.... 28 December 2015. The Independent. 23 February 2009.
9. Book: Lynas. Mark. The God Species. 2012. Fourth Estate. London. 978-0-00-737522-6. 181.