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EDF attacks France’s plans to shut down Fessenheim nuclear power station

EDF nuclear execs protest Fessenheim closure plan PARIS, Sept 20  Sep 20, 2012   (Reuters) – EDF’s nuclear plant managers have assailed government plans to close the state-controlled company’s Fessenheim nuclear power station in a letter of support to the facility’s workers, French media reported…

. The facility, which went into service in 1977, is France’s oldest nuclear power plant and has been a frequent focus of safety concerns since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan that triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Last week, environmental groups called for its early closure after a steam leak at the plant triggered a brief fire alert.

September 21, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general