Nuclear Energy Needed, But Not Welcome

The energy crisis brought on by reduced deliveries of Russian gas have led to a new debate on building nuclear power plants.

The biggest of the countries of former Yugoslavia, Croatia and Serbia, have growing energy demands due to their increasing industrial and household consumption, but they also have strong anti-nuclear lobbies.

Most people also oppose nuclear power, fearing accidents and environmental damage, whatever the possible benefits and lower electricity prices.

..Now new opposition has arisen. “Nuclear power plants destroy eco-systems, demand large amounts of water, and cause pollution,” Ljiljanka Mitos, an activist from Osijek town close to the Erdut site told IPS.
“The Danube river would be in danger, and it is protected by numerous European conventions due to its importance,” Mitos said. The Danube, one of the longest and most important European rivers, winds through Croatia and Serbia on way to the Black Sea in Romania.
“There is also a sensitive political thing,” Mitos said. “Erdut is on the border with Serbia, and the two countries still have a lot to do to smooth their relations.”

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