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35 years of Seabrook activism in continuing fight against nuclear energy

Seabrook Station is currently seeking an extension of its operating license from 2030 to 2050. Twenty-five groups, including SAPL, have filed multiple legal challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in an effort to delay nuclear plant licensing.

Nuclear protesters celebrate 35 years of activism with Seabrook march, SeacoastOnline.com, By Joey Cresta, August 22, 2011  SEABROOK — The past, present and future in the fight against the use of nuclear power converged Sunday at the site where battle lines were drawn on the Seacoast 35 years ago.

A mix of about 20 activists and concerned residents joined together for a peaceful march and picnic at the gates of Seabrook Station along Route 1. Sunday’s event marked the 35th anniversary of the arrest of 180 people during a nonviolent occupation of the site on Aug. 22, 1976, when the plant’s construction was under way…….The demonstration was organized by See Life Affinity, a nonviolent activist group made up of the spiritual — and in some cases, literal — progeny of those who started the push against nuclear power decades ago…….

the protests in those early days were peaceful precursors to a massive occupation featuring more than 2,000 people in April 1977……

Seabrook Station is currently seeking an extension of its operating license from 2030 to 2050. Twenty-five groups, including SAPL, have filed multiple legal challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in an effort to delay nuclear plant licensing.

Another cause for concern, according to activists, is the deteriorating concrete in below-ground structures at Seabrook Station. The cracking has led to groundwater infiltration, corroded steel supports and other conditions that nuclear power opponents say threaten Seacoast residents.

“Nuclear power does pose a real threat,” said See Life Affinity member Marc Langlois, 23, of Deerfield. “I think it’s something that everyone is concerned about.”

Nuclear protesters celebrate 35 years of activism with Seabrook march | SeacoastOnline.com

August 23, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | opposition to nuclear, USA