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Mr President, I should like to say to the Commissioner that when I look at the report, which clearly identifies radioactive waste as deadly, I wonder why we still see nuclear power as an option, even, as I have seen in some new lobbying efforts, passing off nuclear energy as 'green'.
This directive focuses only on Member States which are active participants in the production of nuclear energy and on those that accept the waste. Ireland neither produces nuclear waste nor reprocesses it. We are not factored into this report, yet we need to be protected because we have Sellafield, a British reprocessing plant, very close to our shores.
The Irish Sea – the narrow strip of water that separates us from Sellafield – has, because of Sellafield, become the most radioactive body of water in the world. Sellafield is expanding and preparing to take more and more radioactive waste for reprocessing. Any waste coming from continental Europe will most likely be shipped through the Irish Sea, putting us at additional risk. We in Ireland seem to have no say in this. We are seen as passive bystanders. No one looks for our consent. We are able to reject the fuel, but not to reject the risks when our neighbours accept it. We have, as a country, chosen to remain nuclear-free. That should be respected, both in terms of accepting waste and in terms of the risk of waste being transported through our waters.
In the area of smoking, legislators have come to recognise the significance of passive smoking and have taken measures to defend the people who are near the smoker. We need to recognise the effects and risks of reprocessing, shipment and reshipment on everyone, not just the countries of origin and destination that are making money from the nuclear business."@en1
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