The first journey took place February 6, 2011, from the station at Vercelli and also through densely populated areas. At that time all we could expect, except that some municipalities, associations and citizens bring to court some of the most important Italian institutions. The reason?That fact that they were not informed in advance about what to do in case of an accident. The municipalities of Villar Focchiardo, St. Ambrose, stabling and Avigliana, all in the province of Turin, in fact, the beginning of these transports radioactive have publicly stated that they have never been put in a position to carry on the information to the population potentially exposed to a radiological emergency.
An abnormal situation to say the least, that faced by the municipalities concerned Piedmont, which has led to the initiation of a process, in 2011, on the initiative of the National Federation of Pro Natura, the City of Villar Focchiardo and regional councilors Biole Fabrizio and David Bono. Who, assisted by lawyers Daniela Bauduin, Ilaria Zarrelli and Mario Zarrelli, they see nothing less agreed that the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, all the prefectures of Piedmont, the Piedmont Region, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the company that takes care of transport, MIT Safetrans Srl
According to the applicants, there are European and national standards that provide prior information of the populations concerned by the risk to manage it properly and protect the fundamental right to life and to a healthy environment. Not surprisingly, the uncertainty of the science of risk management requires the use of the precautionary principle (Article 174 of the EC Treaty; Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992), which guides the decision to inform the community affected by the possible risks from a given phenomenon.
Not only that, the Aarhus Convention of 25 June 1998, ratified by our country in 2001, states that greater access to information and public participation in decision-making enhance the quality and transparency of decisions and strengthen the effectiveness, contributing to raise public awareness with respect to environmental issues and to get his support for the decisions taken
