Why is Indian government deaf and has adopted a couldn't care less attitude in the face of massive public protests and outcry at Koodankulam nuclear plant and future sites at Jaitapur, Gorakhpur, particularly when we have examples from all parts of the world where Nuclear power plants were altogether abandoned Just after completion. A few noteworthy examples:
Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
The Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant was a completed General Electric nuclearboiling water reactor located
adjacent to the Long Island Sound in East Shoreham, New York. The plant was built between 1973 and 1984
by the Long Island Lighting Company(LILCO), but never operated.
In 1983, the Suffolk County Legislature voted that the county could not be safely evacuated in the event of a
serious nuclear accident at the plant, and governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, ordered state officials not
to approve any LILCO-sponsored evacuation plan. The plant was completed in 1984 and in 1985 LILCO
received federal permission for low-power 5 percent power tests.
The plant faced considerable public opposition after the 1979 Three Mile Island accidentand the 1986 Chernobyl
disaster. There were large protests and two dozen local groups opposed the plant. In 1981, 43 percent of
Long Islanders opposed the plant; by 1986, that number had risen to 74 percent.
On May 19, 1989, LILCO agreed not to operate the plant in a deal with the state under which most of the $6 billion
cost of the unused plant was passed on to Long Island residents. In 1992, the Long Island Power Authority bought
the plant from LILCO. The plant was fully decommissioned in 1994.
Wunderland Kalkar: Nuclear Power Plant Turned
Amusement Park
In Kalkar in 1972, construction was started on the SNR-300, the first fast breeder nuclear reactor in Germany.
The reactor was designed to use plutonium as fuel and be cooled by sodium, and was to output 327 megawatts
of energy. It was still a very new technology at the time, but the German government was determined to limit
energy import and, as the uranium supply in Germany was limited, a breeder facility to use the limited resources
efficiently was required.
The reactor was designed to use plutonium as fuel and be cooled by sodium, and was to output 327 megawatts
of energy. It was still a very new technology at the time, but the German government was determined to limit
energy import and, as the uranium supply in Germany was limited, a breeder facility to use the limited resources
efficiently was required.
The local state government was concerned about the safety of nuclear energy, and sporadic demonstration
continually delayed the project. In 1979, disaster struck at another nuclear plant at Three Mile Island, and public
protests reached new heights. Despite opposition, construction of the SNR-300 continued and by 1985 the power
plant was competed. By that time about7 billion Deutsche Mark (about 3.5 billion euros or over 4 billion USD)
were already spent on it.
continually delayed the project. In 1979, disaster struck at another nuclear plant at Three Mile Island, and public
protests reached new heights. Despite opposition, construction of the SNR-300 continued and by 1985 the power
plant was competed. By that time about7 billion Deutsche Mark (about 3.5 billion euros or over 4 billion USD)
were already spent on it.
Then in 1986, after the Chernobyl disaster, the SNR-300 never went into full operation, and in 1991, the project
was officially cancelled.
was officially cancelled.
Built nearly three decades ago but never used, the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (pictured) in the Philippines
is now being promoted by its parent company, the National Power Corporation, as a new ecotourism site.
Visitors can tour the plant and stay the night at an adjacent beach, which is home to a turtle sanctuary.
is now being promoted by its parent company, the National Power Corporation, as a new ecotourism site.
Visitors can tour the plant and stay the night at an adjacent beach, which is home to a turtle sanctuary.
"This will be the only tourist-friendly nuclear power plant in this part of the world," National Power spokesman
Dennis Gana told the AFP news service. Europe, in particular, is home to several others.
Dennis Gana told the AFP news service. Europe, in particular, is home to several others.
"You don't see a nuclear power plant every day. Especially a nuclear reactor ... so I think for most people it
would be very thrilling."
would be very thrilling."
Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant
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envisaged. The plant at Zwentendorf, Austria was finished, but never operated. Start-up of the Zwentendorf plant,
as well as construction of the other 5 plants, was prevented bya referendum on 5 November 1978. A narrow
majority of 50.47% voted against the start-up.[1][2]
Construction of the plant began in April 1972, as a boiling-water reactor rated at 692 megawatts electric power
output. It was built by a joint venture of several Austrian electric power utilities, and was envisioned as the first of
several nuclear power plants to be built. The initial cost of the plant was around 14 billions Austrian schillings,
about 1 billion Euros today. [3] The ventilation stack chimney of the plant is 110 metres tall. The plant has been
partly dismantled. Since 1978 Austria has a law prohibiting fission reactors for electrical power generation.
output. It was built by a joint venture of several Austrian electric power utilities, and was envisioned as the first of
several nuclear power plants to be built. The initial cost of the plant was around 14 billions Austrian schillings,
about 1 billion Euros today. [3] The ventilation stack chimney of the plant is 110 metres tall. The plant has been
partly dismantled. Since 1978 Austria has a law prohibiting fission reactors for electrical power generation.
The plant is now owned by Austrian energy company EVN Group and used as Solar Power Plant and for education
purposes.
purposes.
Lemoniz Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant under construction inLemoniz, Spain in 1983
when the Spanish nuclear power expansion program was cancelled following a change of government. Its
two PWRs, each of 900MWe, were almost complete but were never operated.
when the Spanish nuclear power expansion program was cancelled following a change of government. Its
two PWRs, each of 900MWe, were almost complete but were never operated.
Conflict concerning the Lemóniz Nuclear Power Plant was one of the major anti-nuclearissues in the 1970s
and 1980s in Spain.[1]
and 1980s in Spain.[1]
[edit]ETA response
The building of the power station was opposed by ETA, a terrorist Basque independentistorganisation. The
first attack on the site took place on 18 December 1977, when an ETA commando unit attacked a Guardia
Civil post which was guarding the station. One of the cell members, David Álverez Peña, was injured in the
attack and died a month later. On 17 March 1978, ETA planted a bomb in the reactor of the station, causing
the death of two workers (Andrés Guerra and Alberto Negro), and wounded another two. The explosion also
caused substantial material damage to the facility, which set back construction.
first attack on the site took place on 18 December 1977, when an ETA commando unit attacked a Guardia
Civil post which was guarding the station. One of the cell members, David Álverez Peña, was injured in the
attack and died a month later. On 17 March 1978, ETA planted a bomb in the reactor of the station, causing
the death of two workers (Andrés Guerra and Alberto Negro), and wounded another two. The explosion also
caused substantial material damage to the facility, which set back construction.
On 3 June 1979, the anti-nuclear activist Gladys del Estal from Donostia died after being hit by a bullet from
the police force Guardia Civil during a demonstration in Tudela(Navarra) on the international day of action
against nuclear power. Ten days later, on the 13th of June, ETA managed to get another bomb into the works
on the facility, this time in the turbine area. The explosion caused the death of another worker, Ángel Baños.
Meanwhile, numerous demonstrations, activities and festivals attended by thousands were being held across
the southern Basque Country by ecologists and left leaning groups to demand the closure of the station
the police force Guardia Civil during a demonstration in Tudela(Navarra) on the international day of action
against nuclear power. Ten days later, on the 13th of June, ETA managed to get another bomb into the works
on the facility, this time in the turbine area. The explosion caused the death of another worker, Ángel Baños.
Meanwhile, numerous demonstrations, activities and festivals attended by thousands were being held across
the southern Basque Country by ecologists and left leaning groups to demand the closure of the station
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