Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Press-Conference-in-Amsterdam-after-Nuclear-Action-27MZIF26JHGS.htmlConceptually similarPress Conference in Amsterdam after Nuclear ActionGP03VX1Completed★★★★Press Conference in Amsterdam after Nuclear ActionGP03VWYCompleted★★★★Press Conference in Amsterdam after Nuclear ActionGP03VWXCompleted★★★★Press Conference in Amsterdam after Nuclear ActionGP03VWWCompleted★★★★Press Conference in Amsterdam after Nuclear ActionGP03VX2Completed★★★★Press Conference in Amsterdam after Nuclear ActionGP03VX0Completed★★★★Nuclear Waste Transport from Borssele Power PlantGP02JK4Completed★★★★Nuclear Waste Transport from Borssele Power PlantGP02JK3Completed★★★★Nuclear Waste Transport from Borssele Power PlantGP02JK5Completed★★★★View AllGP03VWZPress Conference in Amsterdam after Nuclear ActionJoris Thijssen, head of campaigns in Greenpeace Netherlands, talks to the press after the negative publicity around the action against the nuclear waste transport from Borssele power plant. Three containers with high level radioactive waste were brought from the plant to the COVRA (Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval), a Dutch nuclear waste processing and storage company, by truck, from where the transport departed per train to the reprocessing plant La Hague in France. Greenpeace was preparing an action against this transport but the police arrested one of the activists during the preparations.In original language:Greenpeace Persconferentie na Borssele ActieHoofd campagnes van Greenpeace Nederland Joris Thijssen spreekt met de pers na de negatieve publiciteit rond de afgeblazen actie tegen het kernafvaltransport . Drie containers met hoog radioactief afval werden per vrachtwagen van kerncentrale Borssele naar de Covra gebracht, vanwaar ze per trein werden vervoerd naar de opwerkingsfabriek La Hague in Frankrijk. Greenpeace had een actie gepland naar door arrestatie van een van de actievoerders tijdens de voorbereiding van de actie kon deze niet door gaan.Locations:Amsterdam-Netherlands-Western EuropeDate:12 Oct, 2011Credit:© Greenpeace / Gerda HornemanMaximum size:2348px X 1760pxKeywords:Balloons-Camera equipment-Day-Greenpeace campaigners-Greenpeace staff-Journalism-KWCI (GPI)-Media-Microphones-Nuclear (campaign title)-Outdoors-Press conferences-Props-Reporters-Small group of peopleShoot:Press Conference in Amsterdam after Nuclear ActionGreenpeace representatives talk to the press in Amsterdam after the nuclear waste transport action in Borssele where a big balloon was attached to the railway to stop the train. The action was canceled because the police arrested one of the activists during preparation activities. In several media the action was described as if Greenpeace had brought the state security into danger.
