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France ORDERS 58 NUCLEAR PLANTS TO CONTROL Water
by SOLARLIFE | July 18, 2008 at 01:10 am | 291 views | 7 comments | 12 recommendations
by SOLARLIFE
The French government on Thursday ordered an investigation into the water table around all of France’s 58 nuclear reactors in an effort to dispel fears raised by a leak from a treatment plant run by Areva in southern France.
Jean-Louis Borloo, ecology minister, has asked an independent committee to carry out the probe to stem mounting public concern over nuclear waste management after a low-grade leak at the Socatri treatment plant at Tricastin focused public attention on a still unexplained, older contamination of the water table.
Residents and farmers were barred from using mains water as a safety precaution.
The incident has also brought to light older contamination in the region’s water table, which the IRSN has said could not have come from the Socatri leak.
July 18, 2008 at 01:10 am by SOLARLIFE, 291 views, 7 comments
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at 01:11 on July 18th, 2008
SOLARLIFE, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Way to little, way to late!
at 01:34 on July 18th, 2008
Thanks for Flag Paschen, to little to late tru, but at least the enevironminister reacted
at 01:41 on July 18th, 2008
Good point! Still France needs to wake up very soon! Its energy Politics as well as Environmental one is a disaster at best! And that would be really putting it mildly!
at 02:34 on July 18th, 2008
SOLARLIFE, I like this story. It's good stuff. The headline is a little dodgey but the message is important, thanks for posting it!
at 03:00 on July 18th, 2008
You are right Caoimhin1 with the headline, just came back from swimming, so headline swimming too. thanks for comment
at 03:04 on July 18th, 2008
Water in the pool, now water in the headline! :)
at 15:40 on July 18th, 2008
SOLARLIFE, I like this story. It's good stuff. France is the most nuclear dependent nation. It was shocking to hear that the water leaks may have been going on for years -- and now they say don't drink the water!