Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-06-09-Speech-4-126-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-06-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Stress tests of nuclear power plants in EU and nuclear safety in EU neighbourhood countries (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110609.5.4-126-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-06-09-Speech-4-127-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Eija-Riitta Korhola2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP (2009-07-14--2012-07-10)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; IMCO (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; ITRE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Here, we are discussing stress tests for nuclear power plants because of Fukushima. I recall the part-session in April, at which some Members seemed to lose all sense of proportion right after the accident. Some associated the thousands of victims of the tsunami with the damage to the nuclear power plant. People in the House wondered if the thousands of victims were not enough. They asked how many nuclear accidents would it actually take before there was sufficient evidence. I could not believe my ears. Even now, there are no actual victims who have died from radiation at Fukushima. Despite the fact that Japan suffered one of the biggest ever earthquakes recorded, followed by one of the biggest tsunamis that has ever occurred, even though they were not prepared for them, even though they had not even carried out the improvements suggested, even though nothing had been done to ensure that there would be a supply of power in the event of emergencies, and even though the Japanese made other mistakes right at the start, there were few personal injuries. There is no doubt, of course, that the accident at Fukushima was a catastrophe. It should not have happened. There are likely to be fatalities, but they will be nothing compared to the fatalities due to coal power, for example. In Europe, airborne fine particles due to energy consumption now kill around 300 000 people each year. It is therefore paradoxical that the Fukushima accident will lead to tens of thousands of indirect victims. They will die prematurely because Europe will give up using nuclear power and replace it with fossil energy. Air quality will worsen, which will increase the incidence of cardiovascular disease and threaten the lives of asthma sufferers. The real killer behind the Fukushima disaster is therefore coal, to which they are now switching in Germany, for example."@en1

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