Republican News · Thursday 21 February 2002

Louth backs Morgan on Sellafield

At the monthly meeting of Louth County Council, Sinn Féin candidate in the forthcoming Leinster House election, Councillor Arthur Morgan proposed a motion outlining the council's alarm at the decision to permit the opening of Sellafield's MOX (mixed oxide) plant and the threat that it represents to the people of County Louth.

The motion, which was passed unanimously, also called on Louth County Council to write to the Environment Ministries in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway to solicit their support for a diplomatic campaign to close Sellafield completely.

During the debate, Morgan told councillors that he believes the British government are under pressure over Sellafield. He pointed out that he had been talking to a Japanese journalist who expressed the view that the Japanese government would not give any new contracts to Sellafield.

"I genuinely believe that by building a strong International coalition against Sellafield we can force the closure of this dangerous plant," he said.