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Publish date13 Mar 2011 - 9:30
Story Code : 42343

Anti-nuclear demo held in Germany

Thousands of anti-nuclear activists have held a demonstration in southwest Germany to express opposition to the extension of the operations of some of the country's nuclear plants.
The Fukushima power plant exploded as a result of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan.
The Fukushima power plant exploded as a result of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan.
About 40,000 people formed a human chain from the Neckarwestheim nuclear plant to the city of Stuttgart on Saturday, AP reported.

The activists, holding flags with slogans reading “Nuclear power! No thanks,” were protesting against the German government's decision to extend the operational life of several of the country's older nuclear power plants.

Meanwhile, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to hold a meeting with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Environment Minister Norbert Rottgen to analyze the consequences of Japan's nuclear crisis.

A government crisis team is also set to meet in Berlin to discuss the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the German weekly Der Spiegel reported.

The Fukushima plant in Japan was damaged by Friday's 8.9-magnitude earthquake, and due to a radiation leak, radioactivity at the facility is reportedly now 20 times higher than normal levels.

Germany had previously decided to shut down all its nuclear plants by 2021, but in October 2010 it decided to extend the life of 17 nuclear power plants to 12 more years.
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