Greenpeace protests nuclear fuel shipments

Greenpeace protests nuclear fuel shipments

TSURUGA, Japan - Shaun Burnie (2nd from L), head of Greenpeace's plutonium campaign, and other members of the group speak at a news conference aboard their ship docked at Tsuruga port in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 10. Burnie lamented the lack of public debate on the risks of using mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX) fuel. Two armed cargo ships carrying MOX fuel produced in Britain and France are due to arrive in Japan on Sept. 22.

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