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Macau environmentalists warn on dangers for Taishan nuclear power plant

ENVIRONMENTALIST RAISES RED FLAGS ON NUCLEAR PLANT Macao Daily Times , MAY 31, 2016 – Sammie Lun, chairman of Green Environment Protection Association of Macau, is concerned about safety issues surrounding the upcoming Taishan nuclear power plant. The plant, located approximately 80 kilometers west of Macau, is currently under construction and has been surrounded by controversies….

Lun told the Times “I am personally totally against nuclear power plants.” Furthermore, he added that he maintains his opposition to the plant simply because of the pollution risks that are known to come  with all nuclear power plants. “Even if the nuclear power plant is clean, if problems arise, they will be catastrophic, pollution will exist forever,” said Lun…..

GOV’T REQUESTS INFORMATIONThe government issued a statement yesterday indicating that it has requested from the Guangdong Provincial Government more information regarding the Taishan nuclear power plant. Macau’s security authorities have also requested more information from Guangdong’s Emergency Management Office. The statement mentions that the MSAR has a set of emergency response measures to cope with any possible nuclear incident in neighboring areas.http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/environmentalist-raises-red-flags-nuclear-plant.html

June 6, 2016 - Posted by | China, safety

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