Citizens reject nuclear waste store plans

Inhabitants of the South Bohemian village of Okroulé Radouň voted against being the site for a nuclear waste store on Saturday. Just under 60 percent of inhabitants voted in the local referendum with 93 percent of them opposing the plans. The latest vote means that 27 councils out of 36 in the six regions shortlisted for a waste store have come out against the idea. Local leaders admitted after the vote that the referendum was not binding on the authority charged with storing waste. But they said that a government decision should not overturn local opposition.