Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-02-Speech-1-021"

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dcterms:Date	"2002-09-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches on matters of political importance2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020902.5.1-021"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-02-Speech-1-0222
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, on a point of order, I would like to raise a question that is causing grave concern to people in Ireland, particularly those on the east coast of Ireland – and indeed it should also be a matter of concern to people on the west coast of the UK. It concerns the current shipment of MOX pellets that is being returned from Japan to Sellafield and is due to enter the Irish Sea some time next week. The Irish Sea is already highly radioactive as a result of the emission of waste from Sellafield into the Irish Sea. The shipment is in two first-generation double-hulled ships, which are not completely double-hulled and are very old. This is causing concern to people in Ireland because of the risk of accident and the very real risk of terrorist attack on these ships. There has already been fairly widespread world concern expressed about these shipments. They are an environmental hazard to the high seas and to coastal states. I urge the President of this Parliament to raise this matter with the Commission and in particular with the UK Government. If this shipment proceeds it is likely that shipments will continue for some time to come. The actual pellets themselves have been refused and returned by Japan, when it discovered that the quality control standards had been falsified at Sellafield. Therefore Japan would not accept them for use in its nuclear reactors. I am gravely concerned about this. All political parties in Ireland have expressed concern about this and I urge that we take action in relation to it."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PETI (2002-01-23--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"De Rossa (PSE )."1

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