Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-10-07-Speech-4-091"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.19991007.6.4-091"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, once again we are faced with a nonsensical disaster, and we are powerless to intervene. The nuclear accident of 30 September in the private nuclear power plant in Japan proved once more that the use of nuclear energy is dangerous and that it is imperative that we establish tough safety specifications.
Of course, what is particularly noticeable is the fact that for a country with 51 reactors and an undertaking to establish a further 20, it does not have the appropriate knowledge and experience to deal with such events. Thirteen years after the great Chernobyl disaster, this nightmarish history seems to be repeating itself. In the immediate future, we shall find ourselves grieving for yet more innocent victims. Despite all that, instead of being ousted from the world energy market on environmental and financial grounds, the nuclear power industry is still continuing to expand
The issue is a critical one and public opinion is sufficiently sensitive to it. The European Parliament, as a representative of European public opinion, has a duty to take heed of the messages and react accordingly. The objective of sustainable development stipulated in the Treaty of Amsterdam has once again provoked deep concern and forced us to rethink what we are doing. Current trends show that milder and renewable energy sources are increasingly becoming the only solution to the energy problem of post-industrial society."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples