Olkiluoto nuclear plant protest ends
Today the three remaining activists made their way safely down the construction crane - ending their occupation of the Olkiluoto, Finland, nuclear plant construction site.
You can read a (2nd hand) update from one of the climbers on the Greenpeace UK blog or read our feature story for more info.
And here's the news from Kaisa (Greenpeace Finland):
The climbers came down because they saw they had achieved already a lot. They managed to raise wide discussions about the problems of nuclear in general, and the problems of this particular reactor. They were able to get attention to the other side of the story...
- That when you try and squeeze into four years a project that normally takes 9-10 years, and your aim is to save costs in all possible things, you'll run into serious trouble and compromise safety.
- That Olkiluoto-3 would not have been implemented without subsidies.
- That the Olkiluoto-3 project has not brought the jobs and emission reductions promised before the political permit, nor proven to be "safer than the generation 2 reactors".
In addition to this, they got strong support from the energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs for one of their main demands, namely full disclosure on nuclear safety.
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A world uranium shortage will occur since 2015, the production of uranium will reach its maximum into 2025 before decreasing, involving the reduction in the production of nuclear power. No other nuclear engineering will be available before 2040. The price of uranium was multiplied by ten in four years and the cost of nuclear fuel takes an increasing importance in the cost of the nuclear power.
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Pénurie et fin progressive de l'uranium - Shortage and end of the uranium -- --
Une pénurie mondiale d'uranium se produira dès 2015, la production d'uranium atteindra son maximum en 2025 avant de diminuer, entraînant la diminution de la production d'électricité nucléaire. Aucune autre technologie nucléaire ne sera disponible avant 2040. Le prix de l'uranium a été multiplié par dix en quatre ans et le coût du combustible nucléaire prend une importance croissante dans le coût de l'électricité nucléaire.
Posted by: Camille | June 8, 2007 4:25 PM