Nuclear Action Blocking Nuclear Waste Transport in Borssele

Greenpeace activists block the nuclear waste transport from Borssele to La Hague in France with a beam at the rails and place a sign reading "Kernenergie: doodlopend spoor", which translates to English as "Nuclear energy: dead end".

In original language:

Nucleaire Actie Blokkeren Kerntransport in Borssele

Greenpeace actievoerders blokkeren het kerntransport van Borssele naar La Hague in Frankrijk met een stootjuk op de rails en plaatsen een bord met de tekst "Kernenergie: doodlopend spoor".

Unique identifier: GP01LMN

Type: Image

Shoot date: 09/06/2004

Locations: Borssele, Europe, West Europe, Netherlands

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Philip Reynaers

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Nuclear Action Blocking Nuclear Waste Transport in Borssele the Netherlands

Greenpeace activists block the nuclear waste transport from Borssele to La Hague in France with a beam at the rails. In the afternoon the activists also chain themselves to the rails with a special metal construction. With this action Greenpeace shows that nuclear energy is a dead end. Nuclear energy is disastrous for the environment, because nuclear waste remains highly dangerous for 240,000 years and the reprocessing in France causes unacceptable pollution in the North Sea. The nuclear power plant will be operational for ten more years, so Greenpeace demands that the Dutch government must stop this nuclear pollution in France and store the nuclear waste immediately at Covra (Central Organization for Radioactive Waste). The nuclear reprocessing is devastating for the environment and proliferation. Despite the pollution and international treaties that commit the Netherlands to store nuclear waste immediately, Borssele continues this polluting process. Greenpeace urges the government to stop with nuclear energy and to invest in sustainable energy like sun, wind and biomass.

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