Austrian anti-nuclear protestors to continue blockades

Austrian opponents of the Czech nuclear power plant in Temelin, south Bohemia have said that they will continue blockading Czech-Austrian borders, because they have been instrumental in forcing the Austrian government to take action on the matter. A spokesperson for the Atomstopp organisation, which blocked five border crossings for an hour on Wednesday, said that they would block six more in a fortnight's time. Critics of the Temelin power plant say that it uses outdated and dangerous Soviet-era technology, and Austrian anti-nuclear protesters have been holding border blockades in protest since the start of the year. Austrian foreign minister Ursula Plassnik submitted an experts' report on Monday to her Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg, which listed a number of shortcomings concerning the Temelin facility.