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Anti Nuclear Protestors Fined in Sweden

Sweden fines activists for nuclear plant break-in The Associated Press:– 2 July 2020 , STOCKHOLM — A Swedish court has ordered 29 Greenpeace activists to pay fines of up to 17,000 kronor ($2,200) each for breaking into the grounds of a nuclear energy plant.

The Uppsala District Court on Thursday convicted the demonstrators of trespassing for climbing a fence of the Forsmark power station in central Sweden last month.The Greenpeace activists included 13 Germans and eight Poles, as well as demonstrators from Britain, France and Nordic countries.

The organization said they had been protesting Sweden’s plan to allow old reactors to be replaced with new ones.In 1980, Swedes voted to phase out the use of nuclear energy, but the current center-right coalition has overturned the decision.

The Associated Press: Sweden fines activists for nuclear plant break-in

July 5, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, Sweden | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs | Leave a comment

Sweden’s nuclear future is very uncertain indeed

the people of Sweden voted to decommission all nuclear power plants by 2010. However, only two nuclear blocks (Barsebaeck 1+2) were actually decommissioned. The decommissioning cost three times more than it did to build the reactors in the first place. That is why it is so important for the external costs of nuclear power to be included when doing a cost analysis.

NUCLEAR: Is the battle lost?, PROJECT 90, 30 June 2010, On the 17th June 2010 Sweden’s parliament passed a Bill to overturn a 30-year-old ban on new nuclear reactors. 174 parliamentarians voted yes and 172 voted no. The Swedish Parliament attached some conditions to the building of new nuclear reactors:

Only existing plants would be replaced

No government subsidies would be granted to the nuclear developments

The owner and operator would be held financially responsible in the case of any accidents. Continue reading →

July 2, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, Sweden | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear decommissioning, nuclear technology | 1 Comment

Many a slip between Sweden’s nuclear cup and the lip

The Riksdag voted in favor of renewing nuclear power—…..by the near-divided vote of 174-172. The left-leaning opposition party has vowed to reverse the legislation if it gains power in September’s general election….Even if the overturn of the ban stands, political will alone does not new nuclear power plants make–as neighboring Finland can attest.

Sweden Goes Nuclear (maybe) TIME, by Eben Harrell , June 18, 2010, The Riksdag, Sweden’s parliament, voted on June 17 to overturn a three-decades old ban on new nuclear reactors in what many see as a test-case for the long-predicted “nuclear renaissance ” in Europe.The legislation annuls a a referendum in 1980 in which Sweden’s population voted against renewing or replacing the country’s fleet of 12 power plants…….

But yesterday’s vote is no simple victory for nuclear supporters. Continue reading →

June 19, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, Sweden | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear renaissance, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, uranium | Leave a comment

Colourful Swedish protestors demonstrate nuclear reactor risks

VIDEO Renewable energy protesters say no to nuclear in Sweden | Greenpeace International Greenpeace International by adavies – June 14, 2010 ‘……

Our man in Sweden says:

“The Swedish parliament is risking the country’s reputation and position as a progressive leader in clean and safe energy development. All the evidence shows that nuclear power is a dangerous, expensive and dead-end distraction from the real solutions to climate protection and energy security. Reactors are standing in the way of energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.”
— Ludvig Tillman, energy campaigner for Greenpeace Nordic.

Renewable energy protesters say no to nuclear in Sweden | Greenpeace International

Swedish police arrest 50 activists after Greenpeace protest at nuclear plant, Google hosted news, , By Malin Rising (CP) – 15 June 2010, STOCKHOLM — Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, Sweden | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, reactor | Leave a comment

Corrosion flaw shows failure of nuclear waste system

Nuclear disposal put in doubt by recovered Swedish galleon The plan to use copper for sealing nuclear waste underground has being thrown into disarray by corrosion in artefacts from the Vasa The Guardian, Terry Macalister 14 Nov 09 Continue reading →

November 16, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Sweden, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, wastes | Leave a comment