Nuclear Action Borssele Power Plant

Greenpeace activists place together with several environmental organizations and political parties 600 yellow nuclear waste barrels in a long row in front of the nuclear power plant Borssele on the day that Borssele celebrates its 30 years existence. They also hold a banner reading "30 jaar kernenergie: 240.000 jaar gevaarlijk afval", which translates to English as "30 years nuclear energy: 240,000 years dangerous waste.

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Nucleaire Actie Kerncentrale Borssele

Greenpeace actievoerders plaatsen samen met milieuorganisaties en politieke partijen 600 gele kernafvalvaten in een lange rij voor de kerncentrale Borssele op de dag dat ze haar 30-jarig bestaan viert. Ze houden ook een spandoek vast met de tekst "30 jaar kernenergie: 240.000 jaar gevaarlijk afval".

Unique identifier: GP01LO7

Type: Image

Shoot date: 30/10/2003

Locations: Borssele, Europe, West Europe, Netherlands

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Philip Reynaers

Size: 2048px × 1536px 2MB

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Nuclear Action Borssele Power Plant in the Netherlands

Greenpeace activists place together with several environmental organisations and political parties 600 yellow nuclear waste barrels in a long row in front of the nuclear power plant Borssele on the day that Borssele celebrates its 30 years existence. With this action they show what the nuclear power plant Borssele has produced in 30 years: 600 nuclear waste barrels that will remain dangerous for 240,000 years. In addition 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. 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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