Posted on 03/13/2011 4:54:10 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Nuclear power is always unsafe, says Greenpeace
* From: AAP * March 14, 2011 10:22AM
ENVIRONMENTALISTS say the possibly catastrophic failure of a Japanese nuclear reactor shows that nuclear power can never be safe.
Two reactors at the Fukushima plant in north-eastern Japan have been damaged by the devastating earthquake which struck nearby on Friday, and at least one is in danger of meltdown.
Radiation has been released into the air after an explosion at one reactor, and although authorities have said it is not intense enough to affect human health, they have ordered evacuations of people living within 20km.
"This proves once and for all that nuclear power cannot ever be safe," Greenpeace campaigns head Steve Campbell said today.
"Japan's nuclear plants were built with the latest technology, specifically to withstand natural disasters, yet we still face potential meltdown," he said in a statement.
Greenpeace was also concerned about the lack of information about the total amount of radiation already released, and whether the ponds for spent radioactive fuel - outside the containment area of the reactor - were secure.
"We request that Japan's government share this information with the public immediately," he said.
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A fast attack sub? Were you ever worried about the plants in Japan?
If you think this is bad you should be watching FOX. If the tidal wave took out the EDGs the question is why were they located in a manner that let a tidal wave take them out?
Let’s see how safe Hoover Dam is after a quake of that magnitude.
I was on one of those too. Skipjack class, the original fast attack!
Greenpeace ALWAYS lies, says me.
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