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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Nuclear security

Geneva alarmed by ageing French nuclear plant

The Bugey nuclear plant is 70 kilometres from Geneva as the crow flies (Keystone)“Bugey: a major risk for Geneva”. The headline and the main photograph of the nearby French nuclear plant on the front page of Tuesday’s Tribune de Genève newspaper could not be clearer.According to the Swiss paper, last week’s decision by the Geneva city and canton authorities to file a criminal complaint over the ageing French nuclear reactor for “endangering lives and polluting water” sends a “clear message” to the French.Bugey is one of France’s oldest nuclear power plants, which entered into service in 1972, situated about 70 kilometres from Geneva as the crow flies in the Ain department. When fully operational, the site creates about 4.5% of France's electricity. It harnesses water from the Rhône River. 

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