‘Nuclear power – No thanks’

Agencies Published March 15, 2011
A protestor with a nuclear symbol painted face takes part in an anti-nuclear demonstration on March 14, 2011 in Düsseldorf, western Germany. Fears of a major nuclear disaster in Japan after the earthquake put German Chancellor Angela Merkel under pressure over her decision to postpone a switch-off of all reactors in Europe's leading economy. – AFP
A protestor with a nuclear symbol painted face takes part in an anti-nuclear demonstration on March 14, 2011 in Düsseldorf, western Germany. Fears of a major nuclear disaster in Japan after the earthquake put German Chancellor Angela Merkel under pressure over her decision to postpone a switch-off of all reactors in Europe's leading economy. – AFP
A man places a candle on an anti-nuclear power flag during a vigil for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, in Zurich March 14, 2011. The slogan on the flag reads 'Nuclear power - No thanks'. – Reuters
A man places a candle on an anti-nuclear power flag during a vigil for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, in Zurich March 14, 2011. The slogan on the flag reads 'Nuclear power - No thanks'. – Reuters
A mother tries to talk to her daughter who has been isolated for signs of radiation after evacuating from the vicinity of Fukushima's nuclear plants, at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 2011, after a massive earthquake and tsunami that are feared to have killed more than 10,000 people. – Reuters
A mother tries to talk to her daughter who has been isolated for signs of radiation after evacuating from the vicinity of Fukushima's nuclear plants, at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 2011, after a massive earthquake and tsunami that are feared to have killed more than 10,000 people. – Reuters
Members of the French anti-nuclear group 'Sortir du Nucleaire' participate in a protest near the Eiffel Tower in Paris March 13, 2011. French green groups renewed a call on Saturday for France to end its dependence on nuclear power, saying a radiation leak at a Japanese atomic power plant showed there were no safety guarantees in the industry.– Reuters
Members of the French anti-nuclear group 'Sortir du Nucleaire' participate in a protest near the Eiffel Tower in Paris March 13, 2011. French green groups renewed a call on Saturday for France to end its dependence on nuclear power, saying a radiation leak at a Japanese atomic power plant showed there were no safety guarantees in the industry.– Reuters
Environmental activists, wearing ghost masks to symbolize victims of a nuclear meltdown, display protest slogans during a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines Tuesday March 15, 2011 to call the new Government of President Benigno Aquino III to dismantle the already-mothballed nuclear power plant in the country and to abort all other nuclear programs. Calls were made following the threat of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns at the quake and tsunami-savaged northeastern coast of Japan where fear
Environmental activists, wearing ghost masks to symbolize victims of a nuclear meltdown, display protest slogans during a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines Tuesday March 15, 2011 to call the new Government of President Benigno Aquino III to dismantle the already-mothballed nuclear power plant in the country and to abort all other nuclear programs. Calls were made following the threat of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns at the quake and tsunami-savaged northeastern coast of Japan where fear
South Korean Midong elementary school students check their gas masks during civil defense drill against possible North Korea's attack at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. North Korea told a Russian envoy that it is willing to discuss its newly disclosed uranium enrichment program if long-stalled nuclear disarmament talks resume, state media reported Tuesday.– AP
South Korean Midong elementary school students check their gas masks during civil defense drill against possible North Korea's attack at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. North Korea told a Russian envoy that it is willing to discuss its newly disclosed uranium enrichment program if long-stalled nuclear disarmament talks resume, state media reported Tuesday.– AP
Anti-nuclear protesters demonstrate in front of the German Chancellery in Berlin, March 15, 2011. German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets heads of federal states to discuss safety of nuclear plants. The posters read: 'Merkel (German Chancellor Angela Merkel) radiates us all. Change it!' and 'Switch off.' – Reters
Anti-nuclear protesters demonstrate in front of the German Chancellery in Berlin, March 15, 2011. German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets heads of federal states to discuss safety of nuclear plants. The posters read: 'Merkel (German Chancellor Angela Merkel) radiates us all. Change it!' and 'Switch off.' – Reters

Governments that are ramping up nuclear power face huge pressure to curb their programmes in the wake of Japan’s atomic crisis.

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