[NukeNet] FW: Protesters target nuclear plant - BBC

[Kathy Burns]

Sent: 29 August 2006 14:13
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Subject: Protesters target nuclear plant - BBC

Protesters target nuclear plant

Protesters have chained themselves to the gates of Hartlepool nuclear  power station on Teesside. A group of 20 green activists from
Reclaim Power arrived at the British Energy-owned complex early on Tuesday. Nine members chained themselves to gates at the front
and rear of the
advanced gas reactor (AGR) station. They are angry at the UK government's plans to build more nuclear power stations. Cleveland
Police said the protest appeared to be peaceful. A spokesman for British Energy said officers from the Civil Nuclear Constabulary
and the company's own security staff were liaising with  Cleveland Police. He said the safety of staff and the protesters was the
main concern.

Nuclear waste
Darren Locke from Reclaim Power said: "Nuclear power is not a solution to climate change. "Whilst it may be true that nuclear power
results in fewer greenhouse  gas emissions than burning fossil fuels, nuclear power produces  deadly waste which remains radioactive
for thousands of years. "We have no way to get rid of it. The nuclear industry has had almost  50 years to find a solution to the
nuclear waste problem and has
failed to do so." Reclaim Power claims to be a network of green campaigners made up from other environmental organisations,
including Greenpeace, Friends  of the Earth and the Camp for Climate Action. Power generation began at Hartlepool in 1983. It is due
to be decommissioned in 2014.

Fossil fuels
Earlier this year the government said nuclear power could make a "significant contribution" to Britain's future energy needs.
Industry secretary Alistair Darling said nuclear power needed to be  part of the mix of energy supply for the UK over the next 40
years. Today's protest is part of a series of demonstrations, including the Camp for Climate Action at Drax, highlighting the UK's
reliance on fossil fuels. he Reclaim Power group want to close Drax - claiming it is the UK's  largest single emitter of carbon
dioxide. The culmination of the  event will be on Thursday when they predict thousands of people will  converge on the power station
in an attempt to shut it down.

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/5294620.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/5294620.stm

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