October 9, 2008 (LPAC) -- COPENHAGEN -- Today, Tom Gillesberg, chairman of the Schiller Institute in Denmark, accompanied by a delegation of 6 SI/LYM members, testified before the Energy-political committe, with 8 MPs present, calling for establishing a commission to make a plan for nuclear power in Denmark. The 68er anti-nuclear campaign suceeded in preventing even a single nuclear plant from being built here, and the research reactor has been shut down.
In the midst of organizing for a solution to the international financial crisis, the SI was called and asked if we would like to be on the agenda of the first meeting of the new session of the parliament's Energy-political committee, as we had applied to testify during the summer.
Gillesberg began, "We are standing in the middle of a breakdown of the global financial system, which is already drastically effecting the world's physicial economy. If we are to avoid a new dark age, with a massive reduction of the world's population as a result, globalization, looting and speculation have to be replaced by Lyndon LaRouche's proposal for a New Bretton Woods financial system, which can create economic development. Therefore, Denmark must step out of its role as a consumer society, and, instead, as producers, contribute with science, technology, and machinery. We should help build up the world, and that demands a lot of energy."
Afterward, he made the case for nuclear power, as opposed to windmills, which Denmark is a large exporter of, and the vision of a nuclear-powered hydrogen and isotope economy, highlighting the PBMR reactor type. Gillesberg also argued for a real science society, as opposed to an information society, and attacked the 68er ideology.
The SI called for a commission to make a nuclear power plan for the country; to have Denmark join international nuclear research projects, and build a national research center/reactor; and establish a nuclear power plant production cooperation with other countries, citing the 1978 EAP plan for nuplex export production in the Sound region between Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmoe, Sweden.
There were questions from several members afterwards: Do you have a nuclear power infrastructure plan for Denmark? Is there business/export potential for the nuclear power industry, as Denmark is already a major windmill producer, with a large export, and 40,000 people employed? Is there an even greater export potential with nuclear power? The one MP from the opposition asked, "Where would you put the plants?"
Afterwards, there was excitement about our testifying about nuclear power from the other delegation which had testified that day, including one who wanted to build a nuclear plant in his town, instead of biofuel!
Our power point, and the speech in Danish can be seen at: www.schillerinstitut.dk/folketinget091008.html. The speech in will be translated into English later.
