The World Nuclear Association called it an accident, the rest of the world knows it as the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster which happened 6 years ago today and to commemorate the nuclear meltdowns 'A United Welsh Front against Nuclear Power' met at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. I attended as a Ffrinj Nuttar, a complete layperson but somebody with an interest in such matters. I'm glad I went because the energy in the near 100 strong group was renewable. We just managed to fit into the capacious Committee Room and were treated to some quality presentations by representatives from
A very impressive opening from Grenville Ham new Wales Green Party Leader had the group asking many questions before breaking into two workshops. What was striking about this event was that we were learning from the voice of experience with a former Hinkley Power Station Engineer laying bare the facts about how unsafe Nuclear Energy is and then Dr Reinhard Uhrig of Green peace International explaining how financially and economically un-viable Nuclear Energy is. Sel Jones from Cymdeithas yr Iaith outlined the devastating effect that Wylfa B on Anglesey would have on the Welsh Language and on the communities with this panacea of 'jobs' at the expense of everything else propounded by local and national politicians. The man who should have been there was First Minister Carwyn Jones. There was a Labour Councillor from Merthyr who chwarae teg was learning Welsh but it is higher up the Welsh Political Food chain that needs to be hearing these facts.
Plaid and Green Politicians were in attendance and again my one regret is that these two parties that I both have strong sympathy for cannot in the interests of the local electorate especially in Ceredigion make political pacts to fight on an anti-nuclear ticket and push for Wales to be at the forefront of renewable energy. It is Grenville Ham who should be in the Senedd not bloody Neil Hamilton and his sycophants. Here is another blog post which I wrote in a similar vein last year. Thank you for reading.
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