Anti-Temelin protestors blockade Czech-Austrian border crossing

Around twenty Austrian opponents of the Czech Temelin nuclear power plant blockaded the Czech-Austrian border crossing at Wullowitz and Dolni Dvoriste on Wednesday morning. The anti-nuclear activists from the Atomstopp organisation want to pressure their government into prosecuting the Czech Republic for failing to observe a Czech-Austrian treaty on nuclear safety. The controversial Temelín nuclear plant has been a sore point in Czech-Austrian relations since it began operating six years ago. Many in Austria claim that that the facility's Soviet design makes it more likely to experience a Chernobyl-style meltdown. Authorities say Wednesday's hour-long protest did not cause any major traffic problems as many drivers simply used nearby crossings at Halamky and Ceske Velenice.