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Activists demand nuclear plant closed | Greenpeace International

Activists demand nuclear plant closed 20 November 2008

Spain — Sixty activists are at the Garoña nuclear power plant in Spain to demand that the Spanish government makes good on its commitment to start phasing out nuclear power plants, starting now with the immediate closure of the Garoña power plant.

Activists worked quickly to set up camp inside a shipping container at the main entrance of the plant. Meanwhile, another group of activists chained themselves to the nuclear plant’s main gate with banners reading: Garoña, cierre ya (Garoña, immediately closing). 

Nuclear? No thanks! 

Earlier this year, the PSOE (Spanish socialist party) committed to the “gradual replacement of the nuclear energy in Spain for secure, clean and less expensive energies, closing nuclear power plants (…) promoting energy saving, energy efficiency and renewable energies, as well as distributed generation and local transport and distribution frameworks.” We are calling on the Spanish government to fulfill its promise to the people of Spain and start phasing out nuclear power immediately. …………………………

Nuclear free Spain

There is no economic, energy, environmental or social warrant for the Spanish government to break its commitment to close Garoña and phase out nuclear energy in Spain completely. Garoña’s small contribution to energy production is more than compensated by the annual increase of renewable electricity in Spain. The plant has serious and dangerous cracks and corrosion problems and the government has already agreed to an end to this dangerous and insufficient form of energy.

Activists demand nuclear plant closed | Greenpeace International

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November 21, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics