http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Anti-Nuclear-Activists-Say-Summit-Ignores-True-Nuclear-Security-144207505.htmlPresident Barack Obama says the United States is committed to developing
new technologies to produce peaceful nuclear energy. He made these
remarks on Monday at the start of a nuclear security summit in Seoul,
South Korea. But one year after the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima
Daiichi reactor complex, concerns about the safety of nuclear power
linger on. Some activists, though, say there is no form of safe nuclear
power.
Speaking at a South Korean university, Obama said the
peaceful uses of nuclear energy bring many benefits. He pointed to
advances in medicine and science, and said nuclear power is a
comparatively clean and affordable means of energy production.
His
views are shared by other leaders attending this week’s global Nuclear
Security Summit, including South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. South
Korea is emerging as a nuclear power exporter and is building reactors
in the United Arab Emirates.
But some activists say the summit is
not promoting security at all. Instead, they claim, it’s goal is to
make more money for the nuclear industry.
Park Jung-eun is with
the Seoul-based People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, a civic
group that is protesting the international forum.
Park said last
year saw the destruction of the nuclear power plant at Fukushima. She
said nuclear material is very dangerous for all people around the world.
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