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a New Clear not a Nuclear Word. Protocol of Cooperation For the creation of an INTERNATIONAL Network against the Nuclear Threat In the wider area of the Mediterranean and the Middle East Rhodes 29-07-2007. The MN3 Network members Mediterranean Anti Nuclear Watch , Greece
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a New Clear not a Nuclear Word
Protocol of Cooperation For the creation of an INTERNATIONAL Network against the Nuclear Threat In the wider area of the Mediterranean and the Middle East Rhodes 29-07-2007
The MN3 Network members Mediterranean Anti Nuclear Watch, Greece Greek Medical Association against Nuclear and Biochemical Threat, Greek Affiliate of IPPNW, Greece ECOTOPIA - EnvironmentalResearchandAwarenessSociety, Greece Foundation for Environment and Agriculture, Bulgaria Ecologists - Environmentalists Movement of Cyprus, Cyprus Ecoclub, Ukraine Réseau Sortir du Nucléaire, France Israeli Committee for a Middle East Free from Atomic Biological and Chemical Weapons, Israel EUROSOLAR, Turkey - The European association for renewable energy Anti Nuclear Platform of Izmir, Turkey Eco - Corfu, Greece Turkish Greens, Turkey Monitor of International Organisations and Globalization, Greece Action des Citoyens pour le Désarmement Nucléaire (ACDN), France ECOGNOSIA-Environmental Research and Information Center, Cyprus Group of Scientists and Technicians for a Non Nuclear Future, Spain The Greens-Green Alternative, Spain Green Justice Association, Bulgaria Friends of Science, Culture and Art Association, Istanbul, Turkey Panhellenic Network of Ecological organizations(PANDOIKO), Greece
Common Point -The Natural and Energy Sources are Common International asset -Prevention of disastrous effects -Challenge of unlimited development -Challenge of the modern consuming standards
The basis of the energy planning • Clear indexing of current and future needs • Application of bounding energy preservation policies • Strong public planning, with high priority the support of Renewable Energy Sources
“There is no need of single new reactor, or a new coal plant in the USA” John Wellinghoff
Nuclear power is • - not cheap • - not safe • not “green” • IT IS NOT A SOLUTION • IT’S ONE MORE PROBLEM!
Particularities of the region: - Geopolitical instability and uncertainty - Sensitive enviroment and fragile economy - Low technical skills and experience - Low financial potential - High seismicity
Conclusion: Promoting nuclear power, especially in our region, is playing with fire…
Nuclear return is not inevitable!
ACTIVE .... NOT RADIOACTIVE!
MEDITERRANEAN – MIDDLE EAST: NUCLEAR-FREE ZONE OF PEACE