Look Before You Leak
Greenpeace activists protesting against EPR in Flamanville, Northern west France.
Several accidents happened in French nuclear plants in July. Greenpeace France has subsequently filed two complaints against Areva, the French state-controlled nuclear giant.
Tough month for French nuclear plants… On July 8, the Areva nuclear site of Tricastin (southeastern France) leaked about 30 cubic meters of uranium-rich water. Result: 30,000 liters of this uranium solution trickled into the ground and polluted small rivers around the plant area. The local authority said there wasn’t any danger for the environment but “by way of precaution” fishing, sailing and swimming in the affected area are banned.
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