We are deeply shocked about the fact that 25 years after Chernobyl another Beyond Design Base Accident is happening in Japan which will have massive consequences for people and the environment worldwide. The disaster in Japan clearly shows: Nuclear power is not safe and never can be. Human error, like 25 years ago in Chernobyl, obvious safety deficiencies in nuclear power plants, natural disasters like in Japan, but also minor technical failures (stroke of lightning) can cause severe accidents and bring suffering upon hundreds of thousands of people.

The majority of European citizens is opposed to nuclear power as a source of electricity. Today, we demand a democratic process for Europe: In order to achieve the worldwide exit from nuclear energy, we begin right here and now in Europe:

Immediate shut-down of all high-risk reactors in Europe! 

Those include: 

• Boiling-water reactors like in Fukushima (e.g. Isar 1 in Bavaria, Garona in Spain)
• Nuclear power plants in earthquake regions (e.g. Krsko in Slovenia, Neckarwestheim in Baden-Württemberg/Germany, Fessenheim in France, Cofrentes in Spain)
• Nuclear power plants without full-pressure containment (e.g. Mochovce and Bohunice/Slovakia, Dukovany/Czech Republic, or Paks/Hungary) 
• All nuclear power stations that are older than 30 years (e.g. the nuclear power plants Biblis A and B in Germany, Mühleberg in Switzerland)