Nuclear Finance Petition

The NFLAs have become a co-signatory to a petition calling on the World
Bank and Asian Development Bank to abandon their plans to finance new
nuclear plants. The online petition was launched by 64 Non-Government
Organisations from 25 countries and regions on 1 September. The World Bank
and the ADB are funded by governments worldwide to support economic
development, poverty reduction, and enhance infrastructure. Until now, both
institutions have refrained from financing nuclear power, citing nuclear
proliferation, safety concerns, dealing with the intractable problem of
radioactive waste, and high costs as reasons to deny funding. However, on