Hamburg / Brunsbüttel (Germany), 24.04.2010 - Some 120,000 opponents of the use of nuclear energy took part today in one of the largest anti-nuclear campaigns in recent years. They formed a human chain between the two northern German nuclear power plant sites Brunsbüttel and Krümmel, which reached a length of up to 120 kilometers. It led, among other things across the sparsely populated Hambung and Schleswig-Holstein.
Under the motto "chain reaction - nuclear power switch off" the demonstrators wanted on 24 Anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and two weeks before the regional elections in North Rhine-Westphalia to set an example for the phasing out of nuclear energy. Many alliances were called for holding or taking part: including the SPD, the Greens, unions and environmental organizations. Moreover, human chains along the seven event stages were built, which were used for rallies and concerts.
Also in Biblis, the site of a nuclear power plant in the state of Hesse demonstrated, 8,000 nuclear power opponents. They surrounded the power plant with a human chain. Overall, the protests were peaceful, ... >> discussion
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