Austrians submit Internet protest against Temelín expansion and environmental assessment

Around 5,000 citizens and institutions in the Austrian region of Upper Austria have taken advantage of an offer from authorities to submit internet comments on plans to complete the Temelín nuclear power plant by the deadline on Monday. Local authorities describe that total as a success. The comments will be passed onto European authorities in Brussels who have to oversee whether the plans are environmentally acceptable. State controlled Czech power company ČEZ wants to build two more reactors at the site in South Bohemia. Austrian authorities contend that the Czech environmental assessment was not conducted properly.