Added: Sep 5, 2008
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Aug 1998The Austrian/Slovakian border has become the environmental frontline where East meets West in a fight for green priorities.Still suffering from the aftermath of Chernobyl, Austrians are not prepared to put-up with a new nuclear power plant in neighbouring Slovakia. But for the Slovak's, the Mochovce nuclear reactor is their ticket to a nation abundant in cheap electricity. They're not about to give-in to their richer neighbour's demands. Yet even Slovakian experts are not sure about the station's safety. Built to an ageing Russian design and located in an earthquake zone few are convinced that the plant is as safe as it should be. In Slovakia though, internal debate is low-key. State-owned TV does not have much air-time for views that undermine the government's most expensive investment. Austrian politics has become dominated by the Mochovce issue. The anti-nuclear stance plays well here in a nation that actually built a state-of-the-art reactor but never opened it following a national referendum. At the moment it's complete stalemate: Austria can threaten. Slovakia can defy. But with enhanced political clout Austria has Mochovce firmly on the agenda during their EU presidency.
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eskimo22 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Slovakia is not some austrian colony, it's a independent state and nation. Nobody has right to say what Slovakia should to do or not. Slovakians are also not doing politic inside Austria. Austrians must to live with Mochovce
johannizacia1 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - why it should happend ???? it´s safe
johannizacia1 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - and this video was made in 1998 and at those times was slovakia realy poor but now Slovakia belong to first 40 developed countries on the world :)
johnsimons111 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - funny austrian villigers with american braces:) should up...slovakia is safe.
stefan541 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - i dont think they know what they are talking about!!! get some more info before you upload such a dumb video... Nuclear power plants in slovakia are safe.
Canabbis Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - aby sa neposraly skurwysyni rakusacky SLOWAKIA IS SAFE
sakal88 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - aahahaha you fucking austrian assholes, now we will build even more NUKE powerplants get ready because radioactive clouds are comming and you will all die
Thedoctor19000 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - I know. The term "Czechoslovakia" died out during the early 20th century.
Vilkoo Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - :D 1998 ?
profikebara Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Astrians importing 30% of electricity from Germany.And Germany had many nuclear plants.Astrian "antnuclearism" is pure (and poor)HYPOCRICY.
GerojSlav Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - hahahahaha they are afraid of what? next chernobly? So why they want close Slovak and Czech powerplants, why not austrian? He?Paranoid people.... Mochovce were rebuild and modern powerplant and we export energy to other countryes...now we have situation that we must import energy..-and it cost us money of course
meszarosp Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Well give us a few milliards of euros and we will run on a wind power... its easy to blame , harder to find solutions...
NorskeDivision Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Go Slovakia! Build even more Nuclear reactors, export the electricity to Austria and make lots of money. Show the Austrians that the Austro-Hungarian empire is dead, and Austria can no longer dictate to the proud people of Slovakia what they can and cannot do. Countries like Russia and Austria need to finally get it through their heads that they no longer get to tell the rest of Europe what to do, Slovakia is indepedent now and that's never going to change.
branislavbosak Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - boze takychto kokotskych premudrelych britskych investigativnych zurnalistov mam najradsej. The author of this video suck, check your bloody powerplants around the UK and you may be surprised what you find. It has never been mentioned in the video how much electricity austrians import. They suck at least as you do.
realelvenone Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - this report is over 13 years old
MatejTomcik Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - 1994 and he said Czechoslovakia?Czechoslovakia "died" on 1.1.1993.When you want to make a video, you should use truthful informations.