How France plays with nuclear fire – new book reveals the scandals

Reporterre 12th Nov 2018 In ” Nuclear: a French catastrophe “,
Erwan Benezet recounts how, between under-investment, scandals of all
kinds, denials of terrorist threats, and the problems of waste storage,
France persists in defending this ” jewel “, Even to put the people at
risk.
https://reporterre.net/OEP-Comment-la-France-joue-avec-le-feu-nucleaire

Liberation 12th Nov 2018 The journalist Erwan Benezet publishes “Nuclear: a French catastrophe”.
Useful reading as the government prepares to pursue the expensive adventure
of the atom in the name of reason of state. Erwan Benezet immediately poses
the question that annoys the camp of the atom, currently in the middle of
an offensive to obtain the construction of new EPR reactors.

A journalist in the Parisian where he writes under the heading of energy, this specialist seems to
have acquired the conviction that it was necessary to “extinguish the
nuclear fire”, and decided to demonstrate it in a well-substantiated book.

Nuclear: a French disaster is not just an “anti” flyer aligned with
Greenpeace’s positions. It would be more like a smoke extraction company
aimed at lifting the thick fog that surrounds the French nuclear complex.

The author’s goal is to enable all citizens to make their voices heard in a
meaningful way, as the country is “in the same pivotal moment as the one
that occurred in the 1960s” when it was tried to launch the civilian
nuclear program. Because despite public debate that preceded the
preparation of the famous “EPP” (multi-year energy planning), the case
seems already heard: in fact “historical” announcements recently brandished
by Emmanuel Macron, the State shareholder will probably not conflict with
the interests of EDF and a sector that holds the keys to the bomb and works
200 000 people in France. Thecompany has just agreed to close
Fessenheim, the oldest of its plants that has reached its theoretical age
limit of forty years.
https://www.liberation.fr/france/2018/11/12/nucleaire-francais-un-livre-pour-arreter-les-frais_1691112