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South Africa warned against expanding nuclear power

“Minister [Dipuo] Peters’ support to expand nuclear power in Africa is extremely irresponsible given the socio-economic challenges prevalent on the continent,”

Greenpeace urges no nuclear power News 24, 2012-07-06   Greenpeace has repeated its warning on nuclear power following the release of the Japanese parliamentary panel finding into the Fukushima disaster. (AP), Duncan Alfreds Cape Town – Environmental group Greenpeace has repeated its warning on nuclear power following the release of the Japanese parliamentary panel finding into the Fukushima disaster.

The panel found that the disaster that saw radioactive water leaking
into the area was the result of a “profoundly man-made disaster” that
“could and should have been foreseen and prevented”.

“The findings of this latest investigation into Fukushima confirm the
arguments Greenpeace continues to make, that human error was at the
centre of the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, and that there are similar
risks in South Africa,” Greenpeace told News24…. The South African
government through state-owned entity Eskom is under pressure to
secure electricity supply which is under severe strain during winter,
but plans are in place to commission both coal and nuclear power
stations.

Minister of energy Dipuo Peters has publically supported the expansion
of nuclear energy, despite objections from environmental groups.

“Minister [Dipuo] Peters’ support to expand nuclear power in Africa is extremely irresponsible given the socio-economic challenges prevalent on the continent,” Ferrial Adam anti nuclear campaigner for Greenpeace
Africa told News24.
http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Greenpeace-urges-no-nuclear-power-20120706

July 7, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general