Austrian party, Greenpeace protest against east-Europe nuke plan

Freiburg (Platts)--12Sep2005

Austrian politicians belonging to the Green party and local environmental
group Greenpeace have spoken out against nuclear plans of countries
neighboring Austria. The Green party slammed plans by Hungary, which plans to
extend the life of its Paks nuclear unit by 20 years, while Slovenia plans to
build a new unit at Krsko and Slovakia at Mochove. "Expansion plans would be a
fatal decision under both security aspects as well as under energy-political
ones," said the Green party. "The expansion of dangerous nuclear power must
not be the answer to horrendous oil prices and more power demand." Nuclear
power should be rejected categorically because of the high danger potential
and the unsolved question on nuclear waste, the party said. 

     Greenpeace meanwhile protested against the "nuclear Renaissance," saying
all three countries could forgo nuclear power through renewables and higher
efficiency. Hungary's Paks was initially scheduled to be decommissioned in
2012-2017 after its 30-year lifespan ran out.

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