On June 12 -13, Italians have the opportunity to say "no!" to nuclear power in their country. Berlusconi's government has plans for four new reactors -- but the people have demanded a referendum on the issue of nuclear energy. Surveys show that a majority of Italians are against it; however, if less than 50% of the population participates, the referendum will be invalid regardless the outcome.
I am currently in Japan and have just visited the area around Fukushima where radiation levels are dangerously high. Please watch this short video to learn more about what life is like for Japanese people in the region today. This should never happen -- not in Ukraine, not in Japan and certainly not in la Bella Italia....
In the aftermath of Chernobyl in 1987, the Italian government wisely decided to abandon nuclear power. Nuclear energy is never safe -- keep it out of Italy. If you know someone who can vote in Italy please encourage them do so.
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Technologies that present immense health, safety and security risks should not be cushioned, but rather the exposure and risks need to be transparent with those taking the risks, bearing the subsequent costs.
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/03/nuclear-debacle-not-clean-not-safe
Please say "no" to nuclear power.
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The cost of nuclear power is not worth it.
If there was ever a nuclear accident in Italy, parts of your beautiful country could become uninhabitable !
That would be a sin.
Nuclear energy is an old failed dangerous idea with far more negatives than positives.
Just look at the photos of the Japanese children being checked for radiation exposure! Would anyone want to see that of their children or grandchildren?
Vote no to nuclear power.
It is not a question of if but when the next nuclear accident will occur around the globe. The latest projection from the World bank pegs the Fukushima all in disaster costs at $235 billion and the reactors are nowhere near stable. Chernobyl's all in disaster costs were $257 billion. As a result of Fukushima, nuclear costs are going up not down. Switzerland, Germany, Italy and China are rethinking there nuclear options as a result of the economic, enevironmental and health issues surrounding Fukushima. The cascade of nuke plant closings and planned closings has begun. The nails in the nuclear coffin are being driven in one by one. Your New Jersey facility is in line to be shut down next.
Yes, quakes of that magnitude are rare. Not rare enough to justify placing reactors in areas of potential vulnerability to large quakes. On the other hand, I used google satellite view to zoom in on Mt. Vesuvius one day. They've built up halfway up the mountain. It doesn't look like they're overly concerned about eruptions and earthquakes, but that's human nature, isn't it.