The gates to Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station are currently being blockaded by a group of seven climate change campaigners.

This morning at 8am seven people blocked the entrance to the nuclear plant by locking themselves together across the gate with steel arm tubes.

A banner outside the gates reads "No More" (with the o's being nuclear symbols) - in reference to the Governments plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations.

Hartlepool nuclear power station was due to be decomissioned, however under the governement plans it's suggested that existing nuclear sites will be used for building more nuclear stations (as well as other locations).

One of the campaigners speaking from the blockade said they were taking this direct action to highlight the fact that the nuclear route is not a solution to climate change.

It is also reported that the back entrance to the power station has also been blocked, and that the workers arriving for shift change are unable to drive into the nuclear plant.

There are several police vehicles in attendance and armed police officers on the scene, but the situation is calm and the blockaders are confident they can maintain the blockade for some time.

Source: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/08/349367.html