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Nuclear protesting is effective – politicians be warned!

the German federal government has decided to extend the lifetimes of the country’s nuclear reactors, meaning the production of even more waste with no solution. Where will it all go? There is a very clear message from the demonstrations against waste transports to the government: the German population does not accept this any more. The next appointment is at the state elections in Baden-Württemberg at the end of March. Recent polls show a clear majority against nuclear power. Political parties supporting the nuclear lobby in Germany will be sent home.

Nuclear protesting works and we’re not going to stop | Greenpeace International,by Justin – December 17, 2010 Here is a great victory for the anti-nuclear power campaign in Germany:

Germany has halted a controversial plan to transport highly radioactive reactor fuel rods to Russia for reprocessing and storage of nuclear waste following strong protests from environmental groups and opposition parties. German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen said that 951 spent fuel rods from an experimental reactor in former East Germany will remain at the present storage facility in Ahaus

The struggle continues, however. Cast your mind back to last month when 10,000 people – local residents, politicians, environmental groups, football clubs, unions and supporters coming from all over Germany and beyond – took peaceful direct action against the CASTOR transport taking nuclear waste to the interim storage facility in Gorleben.

The shipments are continuing. On Tuesday this week casks containing nuclear waste started their journey from France’s Cadarache nuclear complex to the Lubmin interim storage site in the North East of Germany. Greenpeace were there to meet them.

…………….The question of the disposal of highly radioactive nuclear waste remains unsolved. Nevertheless, the German federal government has decided to extend the lifetimes of the country’s nuclear reactors, meaning the production of even more waste with no solution. Where will it all go? There is a very clear message from the demonstrations against waste transports to the government: the German population does not accept this any more. The next appointment is at the state elections in Baden-Württemberg at the end of March. Recent polls show a clear majority against nuclear power. Political parties supporting the nuclear lobby in Germany will be sent home.
More details in German, along with more pictures can be found on the Greenpeace Germany website.

Nuclear protesting works and we’re not going to stop | Greenpeace International

December 17, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general