Protests in Poland Against Nuclear Fuel for Czech Power Plant
Published:
30 April 2001 y., Monday
Environmental protestors held demonstrations in two Polish ports on Sunday against the transport of nuclear fuel through the country destined for a controversial power plant in the Czech Republic, the PAP agency reported
One group of demonstrators, from Poland, Germany, the Netherlands and Austria, sat on the track of a railway line heading out from the northwest port of Szczecin.
They put up banners demanding "Stop Temelin" and painted part of the rails yellow while others decorated the entry to the port and that of Swinoujscie to the north with anti-nuclear symbols.
A week ago, a train loaded with nuclear fuel traveled secretly from the port amidst tight security to the Temelin plant, located about 60 kilometers (35 miles) from the Austrian border in the Czech Republic.
Czech members of Greenpeace described the failure to notify local officials of that shipment as "absolutely scandalous".
The first reactor at the Temelin complex was powered up in October, but has since suffered a series of technical problems.
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Agence France Presse
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